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Fall TV 2018: Thoughts on 8 new shows and how long they will last (Commentary)

There are more good shows on TV than ever, but the traditional fall season has become the dumping ground for the least exciting new series

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Unfathomable ‘Red Sparrow’ doesn’t invite the audience into its game (Movie review)

“Red Sparrow” is boring, a bit confusing, and almost unnecessarily dirty. The main character (Jennifer Lawrence) basically goes to whore school to become one of

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘The Wisdom of War’ (2002) (Book review)

Christopher Golden pens another of his excellent “Buffy” epics with “The Wisdom of War” (July 2002). While it feels a little too big for its

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‘The Predator’ infuses fun, humor into saga

I was never a big fan of “Predator” growing up — not because I disliked it, I just never really got into it. I’m not sure

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Bateman’s character calls to mind Walter White as ‘Ozark’ stays solid in Season 2 (TV review)

“Ozark” (Netflix) Season 2 isn’t quite as strong as Season 1, but it’s still excellent TV. I enjoy almost anything Jason Bateman does and this

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‘Spike’ flashback: ‘Shadow Puppets’ (2007) (Comic book review)

On my first read of IDW’s “Spike” comics, my attitude was “Why are they introducing new characters instead of using the familiar group?” That’s the

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Hemsworth, Pena elevate mediocre post-9/11 war film ‘12 Strong’ (Movie review)

“12 Strong” is a pretty average war movie, but it has a really strong cast. Based on true events, the film centers on 12 of

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‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘Time Jam’ episodes 21-30 (2008) (TV review)

The “Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline” writers finally give us the cute romantic sequence they had been so obviously holding back from us in the

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Crossings’ (2002) (Book review)

After a few late-Season 5 novels skimmed over Joyce’s death as if scared to address it, Mel Odom does it right with the young-adult novel

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‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘Time Jam’ episodes 11-20 (2007) (TV review)

Whether it’s because I’m more used to the show’s rhythms or because the scripts are getting better, I enjoyed episodes 11-20 more than the first

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