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‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ advances the saga while essentially remaking the original (Movie review)

“Independence Day: Resurgence” is what a summer blockbuster should be: the kind where after watching futuristic aerial dogfights (in 3D if you pay a couple extra

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‘American Gothic’ doesn’t stand out from the horror-mystery pack

A summer mystery/horror miniseries has to achieve a pretty low bar for me to not give it more than one episode, but “American Gothic” (10 p.m. Eastern

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‘The 5th Wave’ tells an alien invasion yarn for the Disney Channel set (Movie review)

Later this week, “Independence Day: Resurgence” will likely deliver the biggest alien invasion spectacle in what is turning out to be the year of the

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Engrossing ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ shows a different way to build a franchise (Movie review)

“10 Cloverfield Lane” — now available at Redbox — is one of those Mystery Mine Ride movies that are all too rare: a film that gives

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest III: The Swarm War’ (2006) (Book review)

Troy Denning wraps up his bridge trilogy between “The New Jedi Order” and “Legacy of the Force” in mostly satisfying fashion with “Dark Nest III: The

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All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked

It was great to have “The X-Files” back with the six-episode miniseries earlier this year on Fox, and now it’s available on DVD, and you get a

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen’ (2005) (Book review)

While the first volume set the groundwork and featured philosophizing about the Jedi Order’s relationship to the Galactic Alliance, “Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen” (2005) puts

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest I: The Joiner King’ (2005) (Book review)

Call him the Stephen King of “Star Wars” authors. No other scribe has a bigger gap between his lows and highs than Troy Denning. I

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‘The Witch’ is a masterful blend of history and horror (Movie review)

“The Witch” — now available from Redbox – is a masterful, artistic blend of history and horror. While it seems like most genre films are of

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‘Deadpool’ is not your typical ‘X-Men’ film – but that’s OK

I never would have guessed Deadpool would be the first “X-Men” character other than Wolverine to get a solo movie. But thanks to actor Ryan

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