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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ (1991) hasn’t aged well

I thought “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991) was such a cool movie when it came out, largely because of Vanilla Ice.

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (1990) a great superhero film

When people ask me my favorite superhero movie, I always say “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (which will mark its 24th anniversary on Sunday) and it’s always

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Joke wears a little thin in ‘Machete Kills,’ but it’s still worth seeing (Movie review)

While it’s not as thematically rich as the brilliant immigration parody “Machete” — my No. 1 movie of 2010 — “Machete Kills” still delivers a lot of laughs and

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Jackman, production design shine in ‘The Wolverine’

With gorgeous location shoots in Tokyo and other parts of Japan (and with Australia sometimes standing in), “The Wolverine” is a pleasure to look at. And as

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First episode impressions: ‘Last Resort’ (TV review)

Although “Revolution” has the sexier sci-fi concept, “Last Resort” (7 p.m. Central Thursdays, ABC) is this fall’s new show most worthy of watercooler buzz. It starts off

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First episode impressions: ‘Revolution’ (TV review)

At first glance, “Revolution” (9 p.m. Central Mondays, NBC, starts Monday) can be safely categorized with “Dark Angel,” “Lost,” “Terra Nova,” “Falling Skies” and “The Walking Dead”

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‘Predators’ (2010) riffs on ‘The Most Dangerous Game’

The fifth film in the “Predator” saga (and third without Aliens in it), “Predators” (2010) pretty much stands alone, requiring no prior knowledge of the franchise. Cribbing

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Like the first entry, ‘Expendables 2’ lives up to its title (Movie review)

Part of the fun of bad 1980s action movies was that they had a ridiculous plot to hang the action on. Part of why “The Expendables

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‘Predator 2’ (1990) is a weirdly engaging sequel

At first glance, “Predator 2” (1990) is the most dated of the 10 films in the “Aliens/Predator” saga. Although set in 1997 — so that it could

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‘Dark Knight Rises’ doesn’t take Batman to new heights

“The Dark Knight Rises” is a worthy capper to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, including all of the pluses that make these films beloved by their admirers

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