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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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No Shredder, no problem: ‘TMNT’ Season 4 (2005-06) is a scary smorgasbord

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 4 (2005-06, Fox) continues its style of adapting the Mirage comics but tightening the narrative links between street-level villains, outer

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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (2024) a sweet friendship story

The Sony branch of the Marvel multiverse has been a punchline as much as it’s been a line of movies, but the bright spot has

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Have the ‘Jurassic Park’ films really gotten that bad? Or have tastes changed?

If I took a time machine from 1993 – the day after seeing “Jurassic Park” – to today, then watched the six sequels, I’d figure

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‘Marvels’ (2023) is rather fun despite being indecipherable

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved a weird semi-success, semi-failure with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), introduced in “Captain Marvel” (2019) and getting her second showcase

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Koepp, Edwards simplify ‘Jurassic World’ story for a ‘Rebirth’

The seventh “Jurassic” movie is for some reason called “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” but colloquially I suppose people will call it “the 2025 one” or “the

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Again, ‘Aquaman’-verse looks great in ‘The Lost Kingdom’ (2023)

Randall Park’s Dr. Shin, an audience surrogate who accidentally works for supervillain Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), notes in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (2023)

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