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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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Devil menaces next gen in ‘Omen IV: The Awakening’ (1991) 

After the original trilogy, the “Omen” series continued in two little-known but well-regarded novels, “Omen IV: Armageddon 2000” (1982) and “Omen V: The Abomination” (1985).

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‘Goodnight Mommy’ remake scrapes by on mood, twist 

“Goodnight Mommy” (Amazon Prime), a probably unnecessary remake of the 2014 Austrian film, is a sparse and score-driven mood picture. The main characters are twins

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Damien grows up (fast) in ‘The Final Conflict’ (1981) 

Richard Donner returns as a producer and helps shepherd the original “Omen” trilogy to a stylish end in “The Final Conflict” (sometimes called “Omen III:

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‘Damien: Omen II’ (1978) a respectable continuation 

Considering it was cranked out only two years after the original and that Richard Donner and David Seltzer don’t return, “Damien: Omen II” (1978) is

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Poirot warmly tackles cold case of ‘Five Little Pigs’ (1942) 

The 1930s was Agatha Christie’s decade for mastering plotting, but in the 1940s she consciously became a better character writer. Even amid other strong entries

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Griffith earns Silver medal for ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 5 

“Cobra Kai’s” legacy, well-established by now, is that it legitimizes the cheesy-but-fun 1980s movies by expanding the story. Season 5 (Netflix) particularly sets its sights

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