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Cuckoo

You’ll go ‘Cuckoo’ trying to connect with this movie

So many modern horror movies shoot straight for the trash bin that I feel I should point out that while “Cuckoo” is a bad movie,

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Heretic

‘Heretic’ a revelation of theological-discussion horror

Hugh Grant’s armchair theologian in “Heretic” points out that the Hollies’ “The Air that I Breathe” begat Radiohead’s “Creep” which begat Lana del Rey’s “Get

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Juror #2

Beyond a reasonable doubt, ‘Juror #2’ isn’t half bad

“Juror #2” is another film that posits that the American justice system is severely flawed – but I’m not entirely sure if it’s on purpose.

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The Valley of Fear

‘Valley of Fear’ (1915) does the multi-genre riff even better

Modern mystery readers are surprised by Arthur Conan Doyle’s structure for his first Sherlock Holmes novel, “A Study in Scarlet” (1887): We get the full

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Lifepod

Hitchcock gets transported to space in ‘Lifepod’ (1993)

The very definition of a remake worth doing, the Fox TV movie “Lifepod” (1993) takes the core concept of “Lifeboat” (1944) but puts new (and

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Poirot Season 6

‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Season 6 (1994-95) adds Christmas cheer

The four novels adapted for “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 6 (1994-95, ITV) aren’t on anyone’s list of the very elite, but the cast and crew

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The Night We Lost Him

Dave’s ‘The Night We Lost Him’ blends romance, mystery

In the 19th century, authors snuck mystery elements into their stories and an exciting and popular new genre gradually emerged. In “The Night We Lost

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Rental

‘The Rental’ (2020) plays up creepiness of being a stranger in a strange home

With each new societal innovation, horror movies must follow. Such has been the case this decade with “vacation rental horror.” With the rise of Airbnb

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1

‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ Season 1 (1955-56) brings the macabre into living rooms

Alfred Hitchcock’s macabre sense of humor had become a brand by the 1950s, and he smartly spun that into a TV series, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”

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Return of Sherlock Holmes

Detective back by popular demand in ‘Return of Sherlock Holmes’ (1905)

For today’s readers, Sherlock Holmes didn’t stay dead for long. “Killed off” in “The Final Problem,” he re-emerges in the next-published short story, “The Adventure

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