Family Drama

Poirot sifts through lies in ‘The Killings at Kingfisher Hill’ (2020)

Hercule Poirot uses his knowledge of human psychology to solve crimes almost as much as he uses physical evidence. In her Christie estate-commissioned Poirot novels,

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Green, Branagh tell their own Poirot tale in ‘Haunting in Venice’

After adapting two Agatha Christie classics – “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile” – with an edgier, darker version of Poirot,

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‘28 Days Later’ (2002), ‘28 Weeks Later’ (2007) infect zombie fiction with emotion

“28 Days Later” (2002 in the U.K., 2003 in the U.S.) fast-tracked zombies back into the mainstream for a new century. Director Danny Boyle and

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‘Fall of the House of Usher’ doesn’t collapse under its ambitions

“The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix) must’ve been a fun writing project for Mike Flanagan and his staff of eight scribes. They use

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‘Insidious: The Red Door’ keeps character focus, forgets the scares

Credit “Insidious: The Red Door” for getting the casting right: Ty Simpkins, a child actor in “Insidious” (2011) and “Insidious: Chapter 2” (2013), returns as

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Get out! A ranking of the 11 primary ‘Amityville Horror’ movies

Among all the horror franchises with endless sequels and reboots and knockoffs, none can compete with the “Amityville” series (to use the word “series” loosely)

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‘Totally Killer’ comments on change of times with dry humor

The best thing about “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” was how Kiernan Shipka’s title character approached the supernatural nuttiness with seen-it-all-before Gen-Z wryness. So she’s the

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‘Gen V’ continues super-smart storytelling from ‘The Boys’

The same team that makes “The Boys” (which has aired three seasons) tries their hand at a spinoff with “Gen V,” the first three episodes

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All 10 ‘Exorcist’ movies, TV seasons and books, ranked

On Oct. 6, the “Exorcist” franchise will return in a big way for the 50th anniversary legacy sequel “The Exorcist: Believer.” It comes from the

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‘Finlay Donovan Is Killing It’ (2021) in a fun meta thriller

Elle Cosimano takes “Write what you know” to a meta level in “Finlay Donovan Is Killing It” (2021), the debut adult novel from the YA

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