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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic Commando: True Colors’ (2007) (Book review)

Karen Traviss entered the ranks of “Star Wars” authors despite lacking a deep knowledge of the saga, but by her third book, “Republic Commando: True Colors” (2007),

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‘Snowden’ is a warm portrayal of a modern hero, but without many surprises (Movie review)

Whether Trump or Clinton wins the election tonight, the NSA’s spying program will continue, so it seems like a good time to watch “Snowden,” the most hyped-up

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I owe an apology to the Fall TV season: It’s been pretty great (Commentary)

When I saw the lineup of new Fall TV shows, I thought it looked like the worst selection in recent memory: Lots of unnecessary remakes

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‘Conjuring 2’ is a heartfelt horror flick from Wan

What makes “The Conjuring 2” one of the year’s best horror movies is that it’s not just a horror movie. When it is, it’s really scary. Writer-director

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic Commando: Triple Zero’ (2006) (Book review)

Karen Traviss’ “Republic Commando” series started off with a pulpy war mission novel, “Hard Contact,” which also snuck in the notion of clones as thinking,

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Gals take lead in mediocre ‘Batman’ spinoff ‘Birds of Prey’ (2002-03)

On somewhat of a “Batman” kick while enjoying the latest strong season of “Gotham,” I decided to explore some other corners of the Bat-verse. While

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EW’s 50 Most Powerful Superheroes list has absurd omissions

I asked my friend Jeremy if he had checked out Entertainment Weekly’s 50 Most Powerful Superheroes list in the latest issue and he said he doesn’t “pay

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First episode impressions: ‘Frequency’ (TV review)

“Frequency” (9 p.m. Wednesdays on The CW), in its original incarnation, was a pretty good 2000 movie starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel that I don’t

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First episode impressions: ‘No Tomorrow’ (TV review)

“No Tomorrow” (9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW) has an out-there premise similar to “Last Man on Earth” and “The Good Place.” Awkward, pretty Evie (“The

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic Commando: Hard Contact’ (2004) (Book review)

Watching the clone troopers arrive with Yoda on Geonosis in “Attack of the Clones” in 2002, it was easy to think of them as organic

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