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‘Thunderbolts’ explores alternate way to return power to people

The Marvel Cinematic Universe rediscovers the heady times of about a decade ago with “Thunderbolts,” a story of six decidedly rough-around-the-edges anti-superheroes-turned-real-superheroes that goes down

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‘Captain America: Brave New World’: What if a bad president had self-awareness?

“Captain America: Brave New World” kicks off 2025’s three Marvel Cinematic Universe films by re-engaging with the primary storyline after 2024 served up only the

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Old friends, new enemies enhance ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (2004-05)

There might not be another franchise that skirts the edge of copyright law quite like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” which famously started as a “Daredevil”

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‘Walking Tall’ (1973) walks the walk and talks the talk

It’s hard to go wrong with a 1970s car-chase, shoot-out, bar-fight kind of film. “Walking Tall” (1973) has fairly modest ambitions. It wants to tell

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is very Gunn and very 2025

If someone watched Richard Donner’s “Superman” in 1978 then was time-jumped 47 years to watch James Gunn’s “Superman,” they might be wowed by the advances

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What are they doing with Turtles in space?! A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 2 (2003-04)

Although the Mirage comics are great, they are also experimental and stream-of-consciousness in those heady early days, and they mark the first time young writers

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Despite team-up, ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is legendarily dull

If “Karate Kid: Legends” was merely a flat sequel to 2010’s “Karate Kid” – about the next kid, Li Fong (Ben Wang), mentored by Jackie

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Giger, Henstridge, weirdly great cast keep ‘Species’ (1995) going

There was only one H.R. Giger (1940-2014) – and his creepily sexual creature-design work will never be confused with anyone else’s – but there was

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Mirage (almost) comes to our screens: A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 1 (2003)

I owe an apology to “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2003-09, Fox). It landed at a precise time when I wasn’t into kiddie versions of all-ages

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‘Ballerina’ steps into ‘John Wick’s’ shoes for magnificent dance

It used to be that franchises cranked out spinoffs on the cheap to make a few bucks; low risk, small but safe return. Man, does

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