Michael Chabon

‘John Carter’ (2012) shows the property’s influence on ‘Star Wars’

Less than a year before Disney bought and plundered “Star Wars,” it took a crack at a sci-fi/fantasy hit with “John Carter” (2012), a grand

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‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ (2000) a super novel about superhero comics

Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” (2000) has always been, in the back of my mind, my pick for the Great American

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‘Unbelievable’ takes advantage of binge format to tell a gripping, personal story of a landmark serial rape case (TV review)

When TV scholars look back years from now at trends in storytelling structure, I suspect “Unbelievable” (Netflix) will be seen as a pivotal show. The

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‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be

From the opening credits that recap the first film’s narrative with pencil drawings to the closing moments of Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) deciding to give

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