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‘Alien: Covenant’ balances creation saga with crowd-pleasing horror

Director and saga overseer Ridley Scott continues his process of linking “Prometheus” with “Alien” in the second of what’s supposed to be a “Prometheus” quadrilogy, “Alien:

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Rob Thomas’ ‘Cupid’ (1998-99) hits romance bullseye

When I think of Rob Thomas’ TV shows, “Veronica Mars” and “iZombie” immediately spring to mind, but that leaves out what might be his best

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ Issues 7-12 (2009-10) and ‘The Gauntlet of Death’ (2009) (Comic book reviews)

“The Clone Wars” numbered comics series had a surprisingly short run of only 12 issues, but it was a good one, with TV show writers Henry

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‘Harry Potter’ at 20: A look back at ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ (2016) (Book review)

For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. 2007’s “Deathly Hallows” remains

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‘Harry Potter’s’ Evanna Lynch stars in ephemeral Irish art film ‘My Name is Emily’ (Movie review)

“Harry Potter’s” Luna Lovegood, Evanna Lynch, hasn’t broken out to be the major star one might have assumed, but she shines as a depressive, real-world

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‘Harry Potter’ at 20: A look back at ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ (2007) (Book review)

For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. The seventh and final

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‘FreakyLinks’ (2000-01) taps into ‘found footage’ craze

“FreakyLinks” (2000-01, Fox) was neither great nor terrible, but it has an important place in television history, which is why it’s a shame it hasn’t been

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‘Harry Potter’ at 20: A look back at ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ (2005) (Book review)

For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. “Harry Potter and the

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Silverstone’s ‘Miss Match’ (2003) deserved better verdict

“Miss Match” (2003, NBC) ranks toward the top of the list of shows that were destined to be sure-fire hits yet somehow weren’t. Alicia Silverstone was

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‘Harry Potter’ at 20: A look back at ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (2003) (Book review)

For the 20th anniversary of “Harry Potter,” I’m looking back at the books and films of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World saga. The three-year wait between

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