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Deathtrap

‘Deathtrap’ (1982) a tangle of not-funny-enough meta gags

The mystery genre so exploded in popularity in the 20th century that the meta-mystery subgenre (movies poking fun at the tropes of mysteries) likewise exploded

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Marnie

‘Marnie’ (1964) is pitch-black and gray and red all over

“Marnie” (1964) is an uneven film with bizarre behaviors by unlikeable people, the first of Alfred Hitchcock’s final five films that lack the wide acclaim

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Family Season 1

‘Family’ Season 1 (1976) ahead of its time among TV dramas

Any discussion of the continuum of family dramas in TV history has to include the aptly named 1970s series “Family.” Although the premise is simple – it’s

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