Comedy

‘Beetlejuice’ (1988) is a matter of taste, and it’s not mine

There’s much to admire about “Beetlejuice’s” (1988) historical significance. Tim Burton was becoming Tim Burton, Michael Keaton was becoming Michael Keaton (“Batman” followed one year

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In ‘Terrifier 3,’ Art is a psycho for all seasons

If it wasn’t official already, in “Terrifier 3” Damien Leone has taken the baton from Eli Roth as the goriest filmmaker working today. He’s also

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Bloody romp ‘Abigail’ could’ve used sharper stakes

Is “Abigail” a bloody good time or a bloody mess? This horror flick from the team behind “Ready or Not” and the two “Scream” legacy

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Body-horror film ‘The Substance’ has plenty of it

Both a throwback to old-school practical-effects monster horror and a present-day breakthrough for writer-director Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” goes deep into the issues (and tissues)

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‘Capricorn One’ (1977) gets off the ground as a conspiracy tale

Earlier this year, Hollywood put out “Fly Me to the Moon,” an alternate-history tale about a faked moon landing during the Apollo program. But cinema

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‘Rich and Strange’ (1931) cracks code of talkie filmmaking

After middling creative success with what today play like filmed theatrical works early in the sound era, Alfred Hitchcock opens up to the medium’s potential

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Fall movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

Depth might be returning to Hollywood’s offerings this fall. The season is short on mega-hyped movies, but a closer look reveals many projects whose taglines

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Fall TV preview 2024: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Is Fall TV still a thing in this era when new stuff starts and ends at all points on the calendar, seemingly at random? It

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In ‘Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man’ (1951), vaudeville pair confronts the unseen

“Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man” (1951) is first and foremost a boxing movie. Admittedly, it’s also slapstick. It’s a detective show. And –

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Bone-dry comedy ‘Buffalo ’66’ (1998) an all-time weird romance

Christina Ricci made her transition from kid to adult fare in stark fashion. A year after doing “That Darn Cat,” she starred in “The Opposite

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