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Winters endures mysterious mayhem in ‘Hellraiser: Hellseeker’ (2002)

The “Hellraiser” saga is more defined by its antagonists than its protagonists, but its original Final Girl – Ashley Laurence’s Kirsty – was a fan

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Where were you in ’73? ‘American Graffiti’ marks 50 years

With “American Graffiti” (1973), George Lucas wanted to put 1962 in a time capsule, and he ended up creating a film that has stood the

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In ‘Amityville Horror’ remake (2005), bigger isn’t better

After a string of direct-to-video “Amityville” movies, I was excited about the bigger budget, high production values and name cast of “The Amityville Horror” remake

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 1 (1987) bridges Mirage comics with movie

The five-episode first season of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” cartoon (1987) launched a 10-season, 193-episode series – one that’s generally thought of as being

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‘Hellraiser’ saga tries noir detective story for ‘Inferno’ (2000)

The saga’s first straight-to-video entry, and fifth overall, “Hellraiser: Inferno” (2000) might appeal to casual “Hellraiser” fans more so than die-hards. In a respectable full-length

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Allen’s ‘Apropos of Nothing’ (2020) a breezy yet insightful autobiography

Woody Allen’s autobiography, “Apropos of Nothing” (2020), strikes a balance of self-deprecating wit and insightful reminiscences about his life and career. Although he possibly typed

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‘Based on a True Story’ Season 1 somehow both frantic and slow

“Based on a True Story” Season 1 (Peacock) taps into the zeitgeist with intelligent commentary about the moral ickiness of serial-killer podcasts being popular. But

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‘Amityville Dollhouse’ (1996) mercifully wraps up the ‘curse’ spinoffs

“Amityville Dollhouse” (1996) offers a cheeky addition to the “curse” spinoff series. Following a lamp, a clock and a mirror, now we have a dollhouse

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Documentaries give solid overview of Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick fans interested in digging into his life are – appropriately – best suited to pursuing the written word, with Lawrence Sutin’s “Divine

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All 6 of Agatha Christie’s Mary Westmacott novels, ranked

Agatha Christie’s authorial career became fairly stable about a decade in, so she had the freedom to write non-mystery novels (sometimes called “mainstream” or “literary”

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