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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Barbary Coast’ (2010) (Comic book review)

The three-issue “Angel: Barbary Coast” (April-June 2010) is part of an unofficial trilogy of IDW comic stories where Angel has a soul but isn’t yet

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‘Halloween II’ (1981) gives us feature-length last scare

Although I’ve seen some of the “Halloween” films, I haven’t seen them recently enough to remember them. So this watch/rewatch of the saga marks my

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‘Hold the Dark’ blends striking Alaskan wilderness with a stark portrayal of evil (Movie review)

If you have patience on par with that of people carving out an existence in remote Alaska, “Hold the Dark” is a meditative blend of

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘These Our Actors’ (2002) (Book review)

“These Our Actors” (September 2002) is everything a “Buffy” novel should be. Authors Ashely McConnell and Dori Koogler fill in a narrative gap from the

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Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ (1978) stands as slashers’ codifier

Although I’ve seen some of the “Halloween” films, I haven’t seen them recently enough to remember them. So this watch/rewatch of the saga will mark

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‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘Time Jam’ episodes 31-40 (2008) (TV review)

In its final 10 episodes, “Valerian and Laureline: Time Jam” wraps up by riffing heavily on the “Star Wars” prequels, but it stands as its

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‘Fear the Walking Dead’ lurches from bad to good to bad again in Season 4 (TV review)

“Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC) is a strange show. I’m not sure the creators have any idea what to do with it at this point.

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Blood & Trenches’ (2009) (Comic book review)

In his first entry in the Buffyverse, comics legend John Byrne delivers the quintessential vampires-and-war saga, “Angel: Blood & Trenches” (March-June 2009). Previous stories had

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‘Ocean’s 8’ lacks the imagination and daring of the previous entries (Movie review)

I’m a pretty big fan of the remade “Ocean’s” films from the ’00s. (I’ve never seen the original from 1960.) They are fun, smart and

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First episode impressions: ‘God Friended Me’ (TV review)

A year ago, I didn’t give a glowing review to ABC’s “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” but I did like it enough to keep watching.

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