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McGee covers a lot of ground (and sky) in ‘Free Fall in Crimson’ (1981)

“Free Fall in Crimson” (1981) is a particularly rich entry in the Travis McGee series. The 19th book makes me further appreciate how John D.

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Fall movie preview 2025: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities. These are my picks for 10 films from Fall 2025 worth checking

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Fall TV preview 2025: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Here’s a look at 10 television series on my radar in Fall 2025 plus a whole bunch of murder mysteries that I might sift through.

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Boyle, Garland recapture emotional punch in ’28 Years Later’

“28 Days Later” (2002) director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland – after both skipping “28 Weeks Later” (2007) – reteam for “28 Years Later.”

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‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy

Kendare Blake’s “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” trilogy – about Willow’s immaculate witch-Slayer daughter and her Gen-Z Scooby Gang – wraps with “Against the Darkness” (2024).

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Marlowe also operates in short form in ‘Trouble is My Business’ (1950, 1992)

If a Raymond Chandler fan has read the seven Philip Marlowe novels, they’ll be happy to know they aren’t quite done yet. “Trouble is My

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‘Nobody 2’ captures the emotional struggle for work-life balance

The “John Wick” saga famously launched because Keanu Reeves’ character seeks revenge for the murder of his puppy. Writer Derek Kolstad’s newer saga boasts an

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MacDonald expands the definition of a mystery in ‘Green Ripper’ (1979)

John D. MacDonald challenges the definition of what a mystery can be in “The Green Ripper” (1979), his 18th Travis McGee novel. It starts as

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McGee takes on the Drug War in ‘Dreadful Lemon Sky’ (1974)

Travis McGee is a spiritual continuation of Philip Marlowe, but with a difference that’s nicely illustrated in “The Dreadful Lemon Sky” (1974), John D. MacDonald’s

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‘TMNT’ goes wildly off track with Season 5’s ‘lost’ episodes (2008)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2003) Seasons 1-4 are “TMNT” done right, and Season 5 (2008) is “TMNT” done so wrong that its biggest upside is

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