Family Drama

‘Mean Girls 2’ (2011) is far more plastic than the original

The inevitable sequel to the 2004 hit “Mean Girls” should’ve been called “Meaner Girls.” One of the smart things about the original film is that

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John’s top 10 movies of 2023

In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2023

We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two

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Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like

As big-screen comedies die out, director/co-writer Gene Stupnitsky’s career comes alive with “No Hard Feelings,” one of 2023’s funniest films. The former “Office” writer had

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‘Dead End’ (2003) is darkly comedic Christmas horror

“Dead End” (2003) is one of the most efficiently budgeted Christmas horror films out there, but luckily it’s not a dead end of entertainment. Balancing

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Hannah tries to get into the spirit with ‘Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night’

“Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” (1938) is a solid book with one of the most unlikely types of killers in Agatha Christie’s catalog, but it’s a little

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‘Evil Dead Rise’ is … another ‘Evil Dead’ movie

Like the 2013 “Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead Rise” – the saga’s fifth entry – tells the same story as the 20th century “Evil Dead” trilogy

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It’s hard to believe there was passion behind ‘Exorcist: Believer’

“The Exorcist: Believer,” a 50th anniversary legacy sequel from Blumhouse that – like its recent “Halloween” 40th anniversary trilogy – ignores all the previous sequels

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‘Blue Beetle’ should’ve been given the ‘Batgirl’ treatment

DC cared enough about protecting the brand of “Batgirl” that it scrapped a completed movie so the public wouldn’t see a bad “Batgirl” movie. But

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‘Lake Mungo’ (2008) a grief-laden mystery-horror classic

As “Talk to Me” puts Australian horror back on the map, and “Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor” has me on a found-footage kick,

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