Family Drama

‘Unaccompanied Minors’ (2006) are unaccompanied by laughs

Around the turn of the century, Judd Apatow and Paul Feig collaborated on “Freaks and Geeks” and “Undeclared,” two of the all-time best (and most

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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ manipulative but undeniably pretty

I knew from the opening minutes that “Where the Crawdads Sing” would try to manipulate me with its beautiful North Carolina marshlands, music and voiceover

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‘Unexpected Guest’ (1999) a basic but enjoyable puzzle 

Agatha Christie was more hit-and-miss with her plays than with her novels. In one of the hits, “The Unexpected Guest” (1958, novelized by Charles Osborne

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With ‘Westworld’ canceled, ‘Peripheral’ smoothly slides in

As if they got a warning from the future, “Westworld” executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan had already launched their new show – Amazon

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‘Urban Legends’ trilogy limps to end with ‘Bloody Mary’ (2005) 

Along with the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” trilogy, the “Urban Legends” threesome wraps with a straight-to-video installment that many people don’t know exists.

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Sorvino magnetically ridiculous in ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ (1995)

In “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995), writer-director-star Woody Allen sets up his usual framework. A couple is mostly happily married, but cracks are forming. Allen plays a

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‘Pearl’ a darkly moving, stylish origin story of ‘X’ villain

Cinephiles knew about writer-director Ti West and actress Mia Goth before 2022, but if “X” didn’t make this their breakout year, its prequel (made during

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Flanagan goes YA for ‘Midnight Club,’ but never fear – it’s still good

A Mike Flanagan Netflix miniseries is now an expected October treat. But “The Midnight Club” is different from “The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting

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‘Omen’ (2006) may not be necessary, but it’s great 

To mark the 30th anniversary of “The Omen” (1976) and take advantage of the 6-6-06 release date, a remake of “The Omen” came out in

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‘Halloween Ends’ by digging into shape of evil

With the release of “Halloween Ends” on Peacock and in theaters, we can now reflect on director/co-writer David Gordon Green’s overall goal for his “H40”

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