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Grafton doesn’t bungle sophomore Kinsey novel ‘B is for Burglar’ (1985)

For Dr. Nick Riviera of “The Simpsons,” “B” is for bargain, but for the second book in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, “B is for

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‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s “Badlands” (June, hardcover) is comfortingly familiar: a New Mexico badlands setting, a weird mystery, and anthropologist Nora Kelly and young

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‘Chucky’ makes a killer move to prestige TV in Season 1 (2021)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘No Way Out’ (1987) a time capsule of early crime-solving with computers

When “No Way Out” came out in 1987, moviegoers found it fascinating to see what computers could do (and how they could be manipulated) in

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‘Child’s Play’ (2019) is ChINO: Chucky in name only

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Marple’ Season 6 (2013) takes a respectable final bow

“Agatha Christie’s Marple” wraps its run with a three-episode Season 6 (2013, ITV, A&E) featuring the last remaining novel to be adapted, a smart mashup

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Killer dolls develop split personalities in ‘Cult of Chucky’ (2017)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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Williamson’s ‘Wasteland’ (1999) is not a total waste

It’s a testament to the stacked nature of the Fall 1999 TV schedule that I canceled “Wasteland” after one episode. (ABC would then cancel it

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‘Honey Don’t’ seemingly doesn’t complete its story

Margaret Qualley had a key supporting role in one of the coolest neo-noirs, 2016’s “The Nice Guys,” so it’s exciting that she’s the lead in

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Saga gets back in the horror mood for ‘Curse of Chucky’ (2013)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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