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All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 1 (2016), ranked

For the third time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe gives a starring role to a superpowered New York City vigilante with “Luke Cage” Season 1 (2016,

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Vampires’ (2003-04) and ‘Angels We Have Seen on High’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)

Often when a comic book series ends, that final issue will sit in its slot on the racks for a long time afterward, since there

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In Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One,’ is the Oasis a fun game or a stultifying trap? (Movie review)

Director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of “Ready Player One” – now available for home viewing — captures the spectacle and banter of Ernest Cline’s novel without

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘The Summoned’ (2001) (Book review)

Cameron Dokey, in her final Buffyverse novel (she also wrote the weak “Buffy” YA book “Here Be Monsters” and two excellent short stories in “How I

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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is a fun-sized romp

“Ant-Man and the Wasp,” a rescue story with personal rather than galactic stakes, could be seen as anticlimactic on the heels of “Avengers: Infinity War.”

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First episode impressions: ‘Sharp Objects’ (TV review)

“Sharp Objects” (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) takes a familiar genre – a crime journalist investigating small-town murders – and turns it into a

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Chaos Bleeds’ (2003) (Book and comic book review)

The most heavily marketed “Buffy” video game, “Chaos Bleeds,” got both comic book (June 2003) and novel (August 2003) adaptations. Usually video game tie-ins are

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‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’ hampered by inexplicable faux-biopic presentation

“Roman J. Israel, Esq.” had piqued my interest around awards time, but after seeing it hit Redbox I still couldn’t bring myself to rent it.

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‘The Death Cure’ gives ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy a grand finale, makes saga worth revisiting (Movie review)

I almost don’t feel like it is fair for me to review “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” right now. It’s been so long since I

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‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Bruja’ (2001) (Book review)

Mel Odom pens another winner in the “Angel” book series with “Bruja” (August 2001), which blends a lot of story threads into a surprising yet

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