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‘Terminator Genisys’ is a smart sequel and fresh start for the saga (Movie review)

In a line from a parody of the “Terminator Genisys” trailer, Sarah Connor says in a voiceover: “John keeps sending Terminators. He’s lost his mind.” And judging

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ movie and novelization (1991) (Review)

The latest issue of Star Wars Insider (No. 155) espouses ring theory as a way to glean greater depth from the repeating motifs in the

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ looks great, doesn’t have much of a point

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014) has such gorgeously detailed production design in every frame that I almost want to watch it again on mute. There probably

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ explores human nature via apes, brilliant special effects (Movie review)

The “Planet of the Apes” franchise shows us we’re not much different from apes, and we’re both victims of our respective races’ propensity for violence

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‘The Maze Runner’ has lots of maze running, not enough world building (Movie review)

Considering how shallow and incomplete the story is, “The Maze Runner” is a fairy engaging tale about teenage boys forming a society while trapped in the center

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‘Sin City’ sequel ‘A Dame to Kill For’ offers more of the same, but that’s not such a bad thing (Movie review)

“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” was apparently made for me and about five other geeky guys, as almost no one went to see it

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‘The Wolverine’ (2013) adds appealing grit to the saga

When “Origins: Wolverine” came out in 2009, many fans assumed it would be the start of a series of “Origins” films focusing on individual “X-Men”

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Woodley, production design make ‘Divergent’ a fresh dystopian parable (Movie review)

“Divergent” plays with traditional dystopian sci-fi tropes and totalitarian government riffs in rather unsurprising ways, but it holds a viewer’s attention thanks to the immensely watchable

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First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)

“24: Live Another Day” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) comes along four years after the eighth season, but Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub slip

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) is saga’s low point

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993) is so maligned by fans and non-fans alike that it’s possible that snarky blog and YouTube reviews are the only

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