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Baxter, Casey Jones elevate ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989) at midway point

“Now we’re cookin’!,” as Raphael might say. The 22nd episode often marks the end of a season in American TV measurements, but in the 47-episode

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‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978) celebrates the wonder of malls

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) popularized zombie fiction, but writer-director George A. Romero went a decade before delivering the sequel, “Dawn of the Dead”

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‘Finlay Donovan Is Killing It’ (2021) in a fun meta thriller

Elle Cosimano takes “Write what you know” to a meta level in “Finlay Donovan Is Killing It” (2021), the debut adult novel from the YA

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‘No One Will Save You’ from this SF-horror film’s simplicity

Kaitlyn Dever carries the SF-horror film “No One Will Save You” (Hulu), but by the end, it’s not worth the effort. She’s already in the

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‘TMNT: IDW Collection’ Volume 1 (2015) an expert blend of nostalgia, world-building

When Viacom bought “TMNT” from Peter Laird, it of course set about creating product for what it saw as its biggest market: kids. Hence the

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) goes to the past to find a future subgenre

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) is a little bit of homework, a little bit of entertainment. It’s artistic but slow enough that you dwell

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Fall TV preview 2023: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Even as someone who writes about TV shows, I’m not too bothered by the Hollywood strike. If anything, I feel it gives me a chance

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Fall movie preview 2023: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

It’s fall movie season, so that means horror (from modest quirky entries to hyped franchise fare), Oscar-baiting biopics and legendary directors unveiling their latest wares.

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‘Infinity Pool’ is mind-tripping intellectual horror

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in “Infinity Pool” (2023), the latest and most hyped release from writer-director Brandon Cronenberg, the son of

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Rat King, mistaken identities emerge in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989)

In “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 3 episodes 9-21 (1989), we can see the writers straining against the quick production schedule to give us more

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