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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book One: Dark Futures’ (2002) (Book review)

Concurrently with S.M. Stirling’s adult “T2” trilogy came Russell Blackford’s young-adult “T2” trilogy, starting with “Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles Book One: Dark Futures”(2002).

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Is the aim of Wayward Pines to create the perfect, obedient human?

Discussion of “Wayward Pines” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) on threads such as the AV Club and IMDB has centered on what the heck is happening

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Why aren’t the ‘Jurassic Park’ movies scary anymore?

In my review of “Jurassic World,” I mentioned that these movies aren’t scary anymore, but I didn’t theorize about the reason beyond noting that I’ve outgrown being

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‘Jurassic World’ is ‘Jurassic Park’ on steroids

“Jurassic World” — the franchise’s fourth film but first in 14 years – follows pretty much the exact same plot as the original “Jurassic Park” but

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: The Future War’ (2003) (Book review)

While previous works explored the “present” (young John) and “future” (resistance leader John) of the “Terminator” timeline, “T2: The Future War” (2003) was the first story to

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Gorgeous-looking ‘Insurgent’ further explores ‘Divergent’ world (Movie review)

“Insurgent” further clarifies the political structure of the “Divergent” universe, features award-worthy set pieces in a run-down Chicago two centuries in the future and – like

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Lincoln Child explores weird corners of science in ‘The Forgotten Room’ (Book review)

It took several Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child novels for Pendergast to become an icon, so it’s no wonder that the other ongoing characters in

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‘Blue Labyrinth’ blends classic museum horror with fascinating new locales (Book review)

For their 14th Pendergast novel, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child do more than merely pay lip service to the evocative location that put them on

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John’s 10 favorite ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ sketches (TV commentary)

“Inside Amy Schumer” (9:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Comedy Central) is only in its third season, but in my opinion Schumer has already secured her spot as

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First episode impressions: ‘UnReal’ (TV review)

To be honest, the only reason I set my DVR for the first episode of “UnReal” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on Lifetime) is that Shiri Appleby stars

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