Family Drama

‘She’s Having a Baby’ (1988) doesn’t know what it wants

John Hughes gets a little dark in “She’s Having a Baby” (1988), his sixth entry as a writer-director. Stuck between the well-trod tropes of high

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Keaton’s ‘Mr. Mom’ (1983) is a soapy domestic sitcom

When Michael Keaton was cast as Batman later in the Eighties, it was a popular joke that they cast Mr. Mom as the Dark Knight.

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‘Turning’ is a flatter James adaptation than ‘Bly Manor’

For a novella published in 1898, Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” is having a boffo 2020. The Netflix miniseries “The Haunting of Bly

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Hughes’ ‘Curly Sue’ (1991) is a lovable, if strange, fable

After his four high school films as a director, John Hughes moved on to four family friendly films – the last of which is the

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‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love

With “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Netflix) – his spiritual (pun intended) sequel to 2018’s “The Haunting of Hill House” — Mike Flanagan continues to

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‘Uncle Buck’ (1989) has lots of heart, fewer laughs

John Candy wraps up his trilogy of starring roles in John Hughes movies – following “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and “The Great Outdoors” – with

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‘Away’ a flighty drama about work-life balance

With many shows releasing entire seasons at once nowadays, I haven’t had time to watch full seasons yet, but I have checked out some first

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‘The Breakfast Club’ (1985) a low-key teen masterpiece

A popular Twitter and Facebook game is to describe a classic movie in the most boring way possible. It’s easy to do with “The Breakfast

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‘Sixteen Candles’ (1984) launches Hughes as teen king

Here’s where it all begins: “Sixteen Candles” (1984) marks the start of John Hughes’ reign as a teen-cinema king and it’s the first of Molly

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In ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 5 (2012-13), you’re god damn right Walter is Heisenberg

Over six Sundays, we’re looking back at the five seasons (and one movie) of one of the last decade’s elite TV series: AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

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