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‘Jurassic Park’-style concepts don’t face ‘Extinction’ yet

Douglas Preston has ended some of his novels in crazy fashion, and he starts “Extinction” (April, hardcover) in crazy fashion on page one. People are

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‘Ænigma’ (1987) embraces reincarnation, psychokinetics, carnivorous snails

“Ænigma” (1987) dares ask: Can a lady in a coma avenge herself via a rebel-gal at a Catholic girls’ school? It’s the same rhetorical question

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‘Capricorn One’ (1977) gets off the ground as a conspiracy tale

Earlier this year, Hollywood put out “Fly Me to the Moon,” an alternate-history tale about a faked moon landing during the Apollo program. But cinema

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‘Rich and Strange’ (1931) cracks code of talkie filmmaking

After middling creative success with what today play like filmed theatrical works early in the sound era, Alfred Hitchcock opens up to the medium’s potential

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‘High Potential,’ ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Penguin’ showcase diverse brains

2024 might be the pivotal year for neurodiversity on TV, as “High Potential,” “Brilliant Minds” and even “The Penguin” feature different types of mental spaces.

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‘Apartment 7A’ could be called ‘Terry’s Baby’

With “Apartment 7A” (Paramount Plus), it’s all relative. It’s the least-bad “Rosemary’s Baby” spinoff (following a film sequel, a book sequel and a miniseries remake),

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‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968) is horror by gaslight

The term wasn’t popularized at the time, but “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) is a master class in gaslighting. In her sympathetic breakthrough role, Mia Farrow’s title

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‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’ (1950) reverses the Hitchcock formula

Six years after the lauded “Laura,” the trio of director Otto Preminger and stars Dana Andrews (the guy) and Gene Tierney (the dame) reteam for

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Rules of ‘The Skin Game’ have changed since 1931

Alfred Hitchcock slowly and steadily moves closer to learning how to do sound films (which, to be fair, put him in the same boat as

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Fall movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

Depth might be returning to Hollywood’s offerings this fall. The season is short on mega-hyped movies, but a closer look reveals many projects whose taglines

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