Family Drama

Midge seeks comedic voice in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 4

We live in a time when everyone has a voice and no one is heard. I can safely say something controversial on my blog without

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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (2021) is smoothly nostalgic

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021) is the best of the three sequels. That’s a low bar to clear, but it’s also a reasonably impressive achievement. The original

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Shyamalan helms engrossing ‘Servant’ Seasons 1-2 (2019-21)

With “Servant” three episodes into Season 3 on Apple TV Plus, it’s a good time to look back at the first two seasons and ask

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‘Carrie’ (1976) not scary, but nonetheless great

Just as 1974’s “Carrie” was Stephen King’s first book, director Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation was filmgoers’ introduction to King. Unlike with “The Shining” four

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King’s career starts with bloody bang in ‘Carrie’ (1974)

Stephen King makes a remarkable debut with “Carrie” (1974), a rough-and-tumble but intensely readable short novel that’s perhaps more notable for its influence than for

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Kubrick’s ‘Shining’ (1980) both simple and complex

“The Shining” (1980) is in a class of movies with “2001” and “Blade Runner” where they’re the most boring thing ever when you’re a kid.

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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire

Amid the drama of the All Valley Tournament that concludes “Cobra Kai” Season 4 (December, Netflix), Johnny (William Zabka) is told Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) left

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‘Shining’ (1977) makes bid as great American horror novel

Stephen King famously disliked the film version of “The Shining” (1980) because director/co-writer Stanley Kubrick made Jack Torrance unhinged from the start, and thus he

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Spider-Verse tastily envelops ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

Awhile back, Disney and Sony were on the brink of ending their agreement of making “Spider-Man” movies together. (Sony owns the Spider-Man rights; Disney/Marvel rents

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John’s top 10 movies of 2021

Although the pandemic didn’t end, 2021 rebounded nicely from 2020, with a lot more movies – both big and small – released. Heck, a case

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