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This year’s ‘Tully’ isn’t the first great film to go by that name (Movie review)

The Diablo Cody/Jason Reitman “Tully” – now available for home viewing – eventually won me over by being a quality film, but I was initially

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Spotlight’ (2006) (Comic book reviews)

After a mediocre start with “The Curse” and “Old Friends,” IDW’s “Angel” title picks up steam with “Spotlight” (2006), five issues that focus, respectively, on

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10 sequels that are WAY better than the original

Do a Google search for “Sequels that are better than the original,” and you’ll be busy for an afternoon, at least until you get tired

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‘Like Father’ gets by on the charms of Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer (Movie review)

It’s easy to see why “Like Father” went straight to Netflix (the modern equivalent of straight-to-video) rather than getting a theatrical release, but fans of

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‘Demon House’ neither pure documentary, pure horror

“Demon House” – from Zak Bagans, host of TV’s “Ghost Adventures” — purports to chronicle a haunted house in Gary, Ind., but it ends up

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‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Unseen I: The Burning’ (2001) (Book review)

“Unseen I: The Burning” (May 2001), the first of a “Buffy”/“Angel” crossover trilogy, is one of the more unusual Buffyverse books so far. It’s notably

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‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 11: July 2018 Movies in Review (Video)

In the July 2018 Movies in Review episode, John and Michael review: “Ant-Man and the Wasp”“Eighth Grade” And Michael reviews: “Skyscraper”“Sorry to Bother You”“Mission: Impossible —

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‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 10: August 2018 Movie Preview (Video)

In the August 2018 Movie Preview episode, Michael previews: ““The Spy Who Dumped Me”“Christopher Robin”“The Meg”“BlacKkKlansman”“The Happytime Murders” Click here for all episodes of “The Cold

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‘Tully’ an engrossing film about … sleep deprivation … I think (Movie review)

From “Juno” (2008) to “Young Adult” (2011) to this year’s “Tully,” writer Diablo Cody – with Jason Reitman directing – has put together a spiritual

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Old Friends’ (2005-06) (Comic book review)

“Old Friends” (November 2005-March 2006), the second IDW “Angel” comic series where Jeff Mariotte is tasked with introducing us to “Season 6” – apparently without

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