Family Drama

Character exploration takes a backseat in rompish ‘Chucky’ Season 2 (2022)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ makes true crime chillingly personal

“Murdaugh: Death in the Family” (Wednesdays, Hulu) is the very definition of a mystery where you peel back layers. It can be enjoyed either by

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‘Chucky’ makes a killer move to prestige TV in Season 1 (2021)

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Child’s Play’ (2019) is ChINO: Chucky in name only

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ Season 5 (2010-11) offers something old, something new

Had “Agatha Christie’s Marple” kept going beyond its 23 episodes, it likely would’ve adapted all or most of the Marple short stories. The first one

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‘Buffy: The Bewitching Hour’ (2023) a treat for Tara fans

It’s always difficult for a new actor/character to enter an established show, but Amber Benson and Tara managed to do it with ease in “Buffy”

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Handoff to McKenzie is intriguing – if not exactly smooth – in ‘Marple’ Season 4 (2009)

It’s generally thought that “Poirot” nailed the TV casting with David Suchet whereas “Miss Marple”/”Marple” struggled by bouncing between Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan and Julia

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‘Child’s Play’ (1988) delightfully codifies killer-doll subgenre

In RFMC’s “All Dolled Up” series, I’m taking my first journey through the seven original films, one reboot film and one TV series of the

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Boyle, Garland recapture emotional punch in ’28 Years Later’

“28 Days Later” (2002) director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland – after both skipping “28 Weeks Later” (2007) – reteam for “28 Years Later.”

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‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy

Kendare Blake’s “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” trilogy – about Willow’s immaculate witch-Slayer daughter and her Gen-Z Scooby Gang – wraps with “Against the Darkness” (2024).

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