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Miyagi returns in forgettable ‘Next Karate Kid’ (1994)

Ten years after the first “Karate Kid” and five years after the Daniel LaRusso trilogy wrapped, the studio tries to wring some more blood from

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‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ punches up Jean’s tragic fall

Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) turns into Dark Phoenix for the first time on the new timeline in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” but nonetheless, I’ve seen this

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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is an old-fashioned creature romp made with modern tools (Movie review)

In the next movie, I’d like to see Godzilla and his nemeses fight in conditions other than driving rainstorms, but even though there isn’t a

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‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ (2008) enters fantasy and steampunk realm

After the solid “Hellboy” (2004) laid the groundwork, director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and his team get to play in their sandbox in “Hellboy II: The

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‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war

With “Rambo: Last Blood” – Sylvester Stallone’s supposedly last (haha) go-around with the famous Vietnam veteran — hitting theaters this week, I’m taking a look

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del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ (2004) an artistic feast

Director/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and his team wonderfully bring Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” comic book to the big screen in a 2004 film that has such

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‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ (2011) has fire, not much logic

Five minutes into “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2011), it’s clear that this is a better movie than “Ghost Rider” (2007). A great car-and-motorcycle chase

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‘Animatrix’ (2003) fills out trilogy’s mythology

Released between the two sequels in the summer of 2003, “The Animatrix” – a 100-minute DVD collection of animated shorts – fills in some gaps

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‘Ghost Rider’ (2007) a rote live-action debut

Written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also gave us “Daredevil” (2003), “Ghost Rider” (2007) is another slick Hollywood product from the era when

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‘Matrix Revolutions’ (2003) a spectacular trilogy capper

A lot of “The Matrix Reloaded” and the first part of “The Matrix Revolutions” (both from 2003) get too philosophical, too talky, with the Oracle and

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