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‘Judgment’ (2018) is the grossest ‘Hellraiser’ yet

The early “Hellraiser” films feature a guy regenerating from the inside out, people being ripped apart by chains, a skinless woman emerging from a bloody

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‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ expands ‘Dracula’ lore

“The Last Voyage of the Demeter” had been in development hell for a couple decades, and while it’s great for vampire horror fans that it

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Woodley, Mendelsohn warm up frosty ‘To Catch a Killer’

The detective thriller “To Catch a Killer” is caught between old-fashioned and modern, grungy and slick – elevated so much above its script by Shailene

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‘Air’ an engrossing chronicle of Nike’s side of the legendary MJ deal

“Air” (Amazon Prime) cleverly and crisply chronicles Nike’s 1984 signing of Michael Jordan to the now-legendary basketball shoe contract. It’s not a chronicle of Jordan

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‘TMNT Adventures’ branches off from the cartoon in Issues 5-11 (1989-90)

The early issues of Archie Comics’ “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures” (which would eventually run from 1988-96, paralleling the cartoon’s run) adapt the first seven

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Hannah, Poirot go deep into psychology to solve ‘Mystery of Three Quarters’ (2018)

Hercule Poirot is known for using his understanding of human psychology to solve murders, and never is this more extreme than in “The Mystery of

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‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ (2011) reveals how low the saga can go

“Hellraiser: Revelations” (2011) is the worst “Hellraiser” movie, but among the most interesting to discuss. Because Dimension has a contract with the “Hellraiser” IP where

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‘Urban Legends’ (2020) gives long-overdue conclusion to ‘TMNT’ Volume 3

When “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Volume 3 (Image Comics) was cancelled in 1999 with Issue 23, just a few issues before writer Gary Carlson could

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Hannah’s ‘Closed Casket’ (2016) opens wide roster of suspects

A mystery novel can go off the rails if the author piles on too many implausibilities at the end. Sophie Hannah, in her second Christie-estate-approved

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‘Hellraiser: Hellworld’ (2005) so close to being a smart meta sequel

“Hellraiser: Hellworld” (2005) – the saga’s eighth film, third in a row from director Rick Bota and second consecutive film shot in Romania – is

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