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Giles, Pike star in ‘Buffy: Sins of the Father’ (1999)

Did you know that during Season 3, Giles was once tormented by the return of his father as a vampire – something that’s even more

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‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film

For the sake of getting up to date on the DC Extended Universe, I watched “Suicide Squad”(2016), which is now available on HBO. It’s the most

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Gadot, explorations of war make ‘Wonder Woman’ a winner

“Wonder Woman” — now available via Redbox and streaming — poses the question: What would happen if a superhero was dropped into the middle of a

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‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)

Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘The Dust Waltz’ (1998) and ‘Ring of Fire’ (2000) (Comic book reviews)

Dark Horse didn’t have much doubt about how well its “Buffy” comics would sell. Rather than tiptoeing into the waters, the company released its first

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 21-27 (2000) (Comic book reviews)

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” finds its groove with Issues 21-27 (May-November 2000), ironically a time period when it doesn’t have a regular writer (Andi Watson

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 12-20 (1999-2000) (Comic book reviews)

Issues 12-20 (August 1999-April 2000) of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” consist mostly of further “Buffy”-lite stylings from main writer Andi Watson. But this batch is

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Action/revenge genre remains fresh in ‘John Wick 2’

There are many impressive things about the “John Wick” films – the second of which, “John Wick: Chapter 2” (February 2017), recently hit HBO – even beyond

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 1-11 (1998-99) (Comic book reviews)

Today, comics are the home for the further adventures of Buffy, but the Slayer and her friends got off to an inauspicious start in the

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘The Origin’ (1999) (Comic book review)

Dark Horse’s “Buffy” comics have been canonical for the past decade, but the first story that is officially part of the canon came out much

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