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Writer-director Judd Apatow bounces back nicely with ‘This Is 40’ (Movie review)

I have to admit that I’m kind of stunned to look at Judd Apatow’s resume and see he has only been a writer-director on four

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2012

Here are my top 10 TV shows of 2012: 1. “Parenthood” (Season 3-4, NBC) — I hate to have the same No. 1 two years in a row,

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A look back at ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ screenwriter Michael Arndt’s ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (2006) (Movie review)

Michael Arndt will join a select group when he writes “Star Wars: Episode VII,” slated for a 2015 release. Although there are four previous “Star

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John’s top 10 ‘Star Wars’ novelists (Book commentary)

I’ve been doing occasional “Star Wars Flashback” entries, but I thought I’d take a break here and give a rundown of my top 10 “Star

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A couple of quirky love stories: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ (Movie reviews)

Two stylized films recently released on DVD take unconventional approaches to love stories. In both cases, the ambition slightly outstrips the execution, but both “Safety Not

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‘Buffy’ Season 9 titles picking up momentum with mix of old and new (Comic books commentary)

There are no spinoff TV series, movies or books, but almost nine years after “Angel” aired its final episode, the Buffyverse is thriving in comics.

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked

It took me 11 years since its original airing, but I finally watched “The Body” for a second time as part of my rewatching of “Buffy

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‘Annihilation’ a fun but non-essential ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ yarn (Book review)

Drew Karpyshyn delivers a fun, fast-paced — and mostly forgettable — addition to “Star Wars” lore with the inexplicably titled “Annihilation” (November, hardcover), the fourth book overall,

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‘Walking Dead’ winter finale thrilling, but filled with conveniences (TV commentary)

The situation “The Walking Dead” has set up this season, with the Woodbury camp versus the prison camp and all the conflicting allegiances and misunderstandings, provides almost

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‘Smuggler’s Gambit’ brings back memories of the classic ‘Star Wars’ audio dramas (Review)

“Star Wars” has a limited yet rich history in the medium of full-cast audio dramas (which I’m distinguishing here from audiobooks, which have a single

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