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‘Constantine’ (2005) tries to become Reeves’ next franchise

Between the “Matrix” and “John Wick” franchises, Keanu Reeves took a stab at another franchise with “Constantine” (2005), based on the DC/Vertigo comics antihero (invented

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Stars have a blast bringing ‘Charlie’s Angels’ films to big screen

A neat thing about the “Charlie’s Angels” franchise is that it’s one big saga, with the 1976-81 TV series, the 2000-03 movies, the short-lived 2011 TV

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‘Blade: Trinity’ (2004) closes trilogy with humor, fun

“Blade: Trinity” (2004) gives Blade (Wesley Snipes) some friends, and what a great decision that is. Blade retains his badass loner persona, but now Ryan

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‘Cobra Kai’ shows no mercy to the competition, stays badass in Season 2 (TV review)

With Season 2 (April), which recently wrapped its free-to-all run on YouTube Premium, “Cobra Kai” has secured its spot as the best continuation of a

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‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985) is pure Eighties action

“Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985), following the 1982 masterpiece “First Blood,” is generally seen as the point at which “Rambo” turns into a dumb

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‘Supergirl’ (1984) doesn’t quite get off the ground

“Supergirl” (1984) starts in cheesy fashion on a Kryptonian outpost, with Kara Zor-El (Helen Slater) impulsively deciding to chase a doodad that she has carelessly

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‘Watchmen’ (2009) a complex, engrossing adaptation

“Watchmen” (2009) completes a spiritual trilogy of standout graphic novel adaptations in the Aughts – along with “Sin City” (2005) and “V for Vendetta” (2006)

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‘Next’ (2007) barely resembles PKD’s ‘Golden Man’

“Next” (2007) is one of those Philip K. Dick adaptations that comes off shallower than his source material because it’s stretched into an action movie

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‘Super’ (2010) subversively funny, shockingly violent

Similar to “Kick-Ass,” which preceded it by a couple months in 2010, “Super” takes on the elephant in the room of superhero movies. In 95

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CW DC universe finally goes to Gotham for ‘Batwoman’

“Batwoman” (Sundays, CW) is the 17th current show produced by Greg Berlanti – that’s not a joke for the sake of exaggeration, he really does

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