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‘Awake’ a woke but tired spin on the apocalypse

“Awake” (Netflix) has one of those premises that could turn out ingenious or stupid, but it unfortunately leans more toward the latter. In an unneeded

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Adventurous ‘Lost in Space’ (1998) updates 1960s series

I have a soft spot for “Lost in Space” (1998). In retrospect, it’s neat how long “Titanic” stayed at No. 1 at the box office, but

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Bay’s ‘The Rock’ (1996) is deliciously dumb fun

“The Rock” (1996) might not be a good film in any objective sense of the term (although it was nominated for a Best Sound Oscar),

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Creepy new dino highlights ‘Camp Cretaceous’ Season 3

When the “Jurassic Park” toy line released “Chaos Effect” figures back in the day, I thought “Why not make more actual dinosaurs?” What Mother Nature

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Snyder back in zombie zone in ‘Army of the Dead’

After the bloated movie (miniseries? deleted scenes collection?) that was Zack Snyder’s 4-hour “Justice League,” the writer-director-cinematographer returns to his comfort zone with “Army of

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‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ blends personal tale, grand disaster

Taylor Sheridan — who has gained a fanbase for his directing (“Wind River”), writing (“Hell or High Water”) and showrunning (“Yellowstone”) – delivers another great

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‘Sphere’ (1998) takes its place among sci-fi mind-benders

It’s been more than 20 years now, so I guess “Sphere” (1998) won’t become a cult classic. But darn it, it should have. This Michael

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Whedon dreams up Victorian superheroes in ‘The Nevers’

In his first series since “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (2013) and his first hands-on series since “Dollhouse” (2008), Joss Whedon returns to TV with “The

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‘Stripes’ (1981), like the Army, is not for everyone

After the lightweight “Meatballs” (1979) and the entertaining “Caddyshack” (1980), I’m back in the mode of “How did these guys end up making the brilliant

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ a monster-mash blast

“Godzilla vs. Kong” (HBO Max), like the three previous films in the Monsterverse series, is better at creature battles than it is at anything deeper

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