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This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘War in the Desert’ (1999) (Book review)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics

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This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘ID4’ novelization (1996) (Book review)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics

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This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘Silent Zone’ (1997) (Book review)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics

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This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘ID4’ Issue 0 prequel (1996) (Comic book review)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines’ (2006) (Book review)

On one hand, it seems unlikely that “The Force Awakens” screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams read the “Legacy of the Force” series. But on

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‘Dead of Summer’ camps out in familiar slasher territory

“Dead of Summer” (9 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on Freeform) doesn’t break a single clod of new ground, but it’s a slick summer horror series that almost

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‘Elstree 1976’ is for serious ‘Star Wars’ fans only (Movie review)

“Elstree 1976” is a perfect title for this documentary about “Star Wars” bit players, because serious fans will immediately recognize it as the studio and year

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‘The Driftless Area’ eschews linear storytelling, and it’s as weird as you’d expect (Movie review)

With his recent unfortunate death at age 27 in a vehicle accident, Anton Yelchin takes a spot in film history similar to Heath Ledger, where

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First episode impressions: ‘Roadies’ (TV review)

“Roadies” (10 p.m. Eastern Sundays on Showtime), the new series from Cameron Crowe, feels a little more like “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “Love

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Betrayal’ (2006) (Book review)

I wasn’t a huge fan of the nine-book “Legacy of the Force” series on my first read, not because of the quality of the writing

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