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‘El Camino’ (2019) is Jesse’s ‘Breaking Bad’ grace note

Over six Sundays, we’re looking back at the five seasons (and one movie) of one of the last decade’s elite TV series: AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

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‘The Legend of Zorro’ (2005) fights for voting rights

The origin story of Zorro (Antonio Banderas) is told in “The Mask of Zorro” (1998), and in sequel “The Legend of Zorro” (2005) wife Elena

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Appleby goes against type in ‘Darklight’ (2004)

“Darklight” (2004) ranks among the weirdest roles in Shiri Appleby’s oeuvre, as she plays a modern version of Lilith, a pure evil second woman from

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‘The Boys’ remains super as Season 2 begins

It’s been said that Washington, D.C., is Hollywood for ugly people, but we mostly view politics and celebrity culture as two distinct categories. What’s smart

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‘Bulletproof Monk’ (2003) adapts underground comic

“Bulletproof Monk” (2003), based on a comic so obscure that it doesn’t have a Wikipedia page, was overlooked upon its release because it appeared to

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‘True Lies’ (1994) proves Cameron can do comedy

Writer-director James Cameron shows he can do comedy – and Arnold Schwarzenegger adds another notch to his laugh belt – in “True Lies” (1994). Cameron’s

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‘Alien’ short films mark 40th anniversary

The “Alien” franchise didn’t have a new movie in the chamber to mark its 40th anniversary in 2019, but it did gift fans with several

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Kiddie flick ‘Zoom’ (2006) forgets humor, energy

“Zoom” (2006) is a formulaic superhero movie aimed at young kids, and therefore can be criticized for all the flaws you expect. The conflict, personality

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‘Catwoman’ (2004) is not the cat’s pajamas

Halle Berry won the Razzie for Worst Actress for “Catwoman” (2004) and famously accepted the award in person, but she is not at all the

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‘They Live’ (1988) a padded-out ‘Twilight Zone’ episode

Writer-director John Carpenter’s “They Live” (1988) is technically about aliens infiltrating Earth and posing as humans, but the metaphor is so thinly veiled it’s hardly

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