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Australian scarer ‘Talk to Me’ maintains grip till the end

It’s hard to make a mainstream horror movie that stands out from the pack while also checking the required boxes of being scary, moody, mysterious

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Family bonds, colorful realm drive ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (now streaming), the third film in the series and 31st Marvel Cinematic Universe film overall, starts the 2023 calendar strong

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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ mostly continues original’s fun

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (now on Max) is among the latest live-action cartoons in the DC Extended Universe – colorful, expensive, and earnest in

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Hannah, Poirot go deep into psychology to solve ‘Mystery of Three Quarters’ (2018)

Hercule Poirot is known for using his understanding of human psychology to solve murders, and never is this more extreme than in “The Mystery of

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‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ (2011) reveals how low the saga can go

“Hellraiser: Revelations” (2011) is the worst “Hellraiser” movie, but among the most interesting to discuss. Because Dimension has a contract with the “Hellraiser” IP where

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Crowe’s ‘Pope’s Exorcist’ adds some edge to familiar structure

“The Pope’s Exorcist” sounds like a title you’d see on a Redbox kiosk around the time of a new “Exorcist” movie (indeed, that saga’s sixth

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‘Cobweb’ weaves a sticky blend of monster and mystery

In a time of overhyped too-minimalist horror films (“The Black Phone,” “Boogeyman”) and big-name franchises (the “Insidiouses” and “Conjurings”), “Cobweb” finds a nice middle ground.

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‘Amityville: The Awakening’ (2017) wastes its meta premise

“Amityville: The Awakening” (2017) has a hook, at least when I say it out loud. The story is set in the “real world,” where the

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In ‘Amityville Horror’ remake (2005), bigger isn’t better

After a string of direct-to-video “Amityville” movies, I was excited about the bigger budget, high production values and name cast of “The Amityville Horror” remake

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‘Amityville Dollhouse’ (1996) mercifully wraps up the ‘curse’ spinoffs

“Amityville Dollhouse” (1996) offers a cheeky addition to the “curse” spinoff series. Following a lamp, a clock and a mirror, now we have a dollhouse

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