Comedy

‘Bride of Chucky’ (1998) successfully hitches to post-‘Scream’ era

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Child’s Play’ (1988) delightfully codifies killer-doll subgenre

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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Fall movie preview 2025: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing

Tis the season for Stephen King adaptations, biopics, mysteries, Oscar bait and oddities. These are my picks for 10 films from Fall 2025 worth checking

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Fall TV preview 2025: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Here’s a look at 10 television series on my radar in Fall 2025 plus a whole bunch of murder mysteries that I might sift through.

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‘Apple Dumpling Gang’ (1975) is the apple of my eye

I grew up with “The Apple Dumpling Gang” (1975). I would have been 8 years old upon its release. It showed repeatedly at local theaters

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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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‘Naked Gun’ 2025: By god, it is funny after all

The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker gag-per-second style of comedy pioneered by “Airplane” (1980) and perfected with “The Naked Gun” (1988) couldn’t be trademarked, but few movies or TV

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Coughlan goes to head of the class in ‘Teaching Mrs. Tingle’ (1999)

Because of its premise of high school students going toe-to-toe with an evil teacher, the star-making turn by Marisa Coughlan (who goes toe-to-toe with veteran

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‘Phantom of the Paradise’ (1974) is De Palma’s ambitious pop opera

Brian De Palma, the greatest remixer in cinema history, follows up his Hitchcock-inspired breakthrough “Sisters” (1973) with “Phantom of the Paradise” (1974). The musical combines

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Sandler fans will be ‘Happy’ with ‘Gilmore 2’

After becoming rich from his 1990s hits, Adam Sandler earned a reputation for cranking out movies with his friends – always fun for them to

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