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‘Greenland’ carries weight of (the end of) the world

Boasting more adherence to how things might really happen than its forbearers such as 1998’s “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact,” “Greenland’s” (2020) strength as a rocks-from-space

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‘Bourne Identity’ (2002) launches amnesiac hero

From Jan. 6-14, we’re looking back at the five films of the “Bourne” series, so prepare to have your memory refreshed. First up is “The

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Preston dreams up lost city in ‘The Codex’ (2003)

Before Douglas Preston set foot in the fabled White City of Honduras, as chronicled in 2017’s “Lost City of the Monkey God,” he imagined going

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John’s top 10 movies of 2020

The Oscars are expanding the 2020 movie year by two months in order for more films to get released and compete for statuettes. That’s a

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Pratfalls, lovable kid drive ‘Home Alone 3’ (1997)

Because of the reputation that the “Home Alone” films precipitously drop off in quality after part two, I had low expectations for director Raja Gosnell

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ an overwrought ‘Monkey’s Paw’ riff

“Wonder Woman 1984” has automatic goodwill by being released straight into our homes for free (if we already have HBO Max), and director/co-writer Patty Jenkins

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In the holiday spirit: All 10 Shane Black films, ranked

With Christmas approaching, it’s a good time look back at the films of Shane Black, the unofficial King of Christmas among moviemakers. Although he may

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Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ a confusing time-travel experiment

I watched “Tenet” on one of those bare-bones discs from Redbox, but presumably we can also buy editions that include bonus features. Hopefully one of

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‘Wheel of Darkness’ (2007) riffs on Titanic tragedy

Past and present collide as Agent Pendergast and Constance hit the high seas in a nod to the 1912 Titanic tragedy in Douglas Preston and

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‘Spawn’ (1997) is amateurish, appears unfinished

While perusing the toy aisle for “Star Wars” action figures in the 1990s, I remember seeing “Spawn” figures and thinking “That’s not my thing.” The

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