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‘Westworld’ Season 4 jumps into recognizable future 

A big month for Michael Crichton franchises continues with the launch of “Westworld” Season 4 (Sundays, HBO). This is the headier of the two Crichton

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‘Shark Night’ (2011) shallow but humorously entertaining 

“Back to the Future Part II” (1989) imagines “Jaws 19” hitting theaters in 2015. Rather surprisingly, that franchise didn’t have another entry after the fourth

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‘Superhero Movie’ (2008) a predictable ‘Spider-Man’ spoof

“Airplane!” (1980) used the exact plot of “Zero Hour!” and added exaggerations and absurdities to hilarious effect. “Superhero Movie” (2008) — produced by “Airplane!’s” David

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Paxton adds quirkiness to West’s ‘The Innkeepers’ (2012) 

Sara Paxton, who looks like Alexis Bledel mixed with Kirsten Dunst, fell off my radar after TV’s “Summerland,” where she plays a not-very-likable girl, if

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‘Deep Blue Sea’ (1999) a smart actioner about smart-sharks  

Sometimes I look at my old reviews and cringe. When I listened to a “How Did This Get Made?” podcast episode ripping into “Deep Blue

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‘Harlequin Tea Set’ (1997) gathers some antique gems 

In what must’ve felt like a long overdue publication to U.S. readers, “The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories” finally gathered up the last (except

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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ roars around globe with heart 

If in 1993 I imagined a movie about the “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs dispersing around the globe for a grand adventure, I would’ve imagined “Jurassic World:

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‘House of the Devil’ (2009) goes back to ’80s to become a new classic 

In the early days of cellphones, horror fans wondered if new movies could be scary now that people could immediately call for help. We soon

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Jared Leto helps ‘Morbius’ fly up to mediocrity 

The “Venom” films feature fights that look like entangled silly string monsters. But those are alien symbiotes, so that makes a certain sense. “Morbius,” now

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‘Winning Time’ a winner, even if not entirely accurate 

“Deep fake” video technology now makes it possible for actors to look like other people. But “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” Season

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