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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Prime Evil’ (2000) (Book review)

Diana G. Gallagher’s “Prime Evil” (March 2000) is a game-changer for the “Buffy” book series – not because it’s significantly better than other books (although

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Gerwig delivers beautiful love letter to Sacramento, but Lady Bird herself remains a cipher (Movie review)

“Lady Bird,” now available from Redbox, didn’t totally connect with me, and since the glowing theatrical reviews and awards are long since in, that statement

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Preston & Child get their groove back with ‘City of Endless Night’ (Book review)

After the often credulity-stretching “Obsidian Chamber” (2016), Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child get back on track with “City of Endless Night” (January, hardcover), their 17th

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‘Everything Sucks!’ mostly gets 1996 right, definitely gets the pain of first love right (TV review)

“Everything Sucks!” (Netflix), the first season of which includes 10 half-hour episodes, starts off like a second-rate “Freaks and Geeks” but eventually strikes painfully accurate

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‘Score’ an informative yet gorgeous journey through the history of film composing (Movie review)

“Score: A Film Music Documentary” almost seems like it’s cheating. Its score – by the very definition of the subject matter – is the greatest

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What will win? What should win? A look at the 2018 Academy Awards

Can you believe the Oscars are nearly upon us? With the big show coming up in less than 24 hours, what better time to take

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‘Only the Brave’ is a thrilling, character-driven true story of forest firefighters (Movie review)

I went into “Only the Brave” (2017) pretty blind. I think I saw one trailer, but seeing the actors starring in the film (Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges,

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First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 (TV review)

This week, “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Eastern Thursdays, FX) began its second season of being about nothing and everything. The episode “Alligator Man” opens with two

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‘Veronica’ adds grit to slick Ouija subgenre of horror

A bizarrely specific subgenre of horror has gotten a lot of play in recent years: Ouija-board horror. The two films officially sanctioned by the Warner Brothers

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Deep Water’ (2000) (Book review)

Laura Anne Gilman and Josepha Sherman, who showed promise with their first “Buffy” YA novel, “Visitors,” step up slightly with “Deep Water” (February 2000), although

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