Mystery

Craig’s Blanc joins a newly loaded cast for ‘Glass Onion’

With his James Bond run concluded, Daniel Craig has already solidified his next franchise by playing Benoit Blanc, the old-fashioned Southern detective who solved “Knives

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‘Await Further Instructions’ (2018) a solid ‘What’s going on?’ flick

The British horror flick “Await Further Instructions” (2018) builds up a creepy “What’s going on?” vibe as a dysfunctional family and their significant others find

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‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ a ripping critique of religion

As a rule of thumb, I figure religions are neutral forces. Good or evil people will use religion as an outlet for their ingrained good

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‘Elephants Can Remember’ (1972) easy to forget 

“Elephants Can Remember” (1972) isn’t Agatha Christie’s worst novel — “The Big Four” and “Passenger to Frankfurt” are less readable. But it is her thinnest

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Marple unleashed like a bloodhound in ‘Nemesis’ (1971)  

Agatha Christie might’ve seemed like she was losing her marbles on the spy thriller “Passenger to Frankfurt” (1970), her worst novel to this point. But

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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ manipulative but undeniably pretty

I knew from the opening minutes that “Where the Crawdads Sing” would try to manipulate me with its beautiful North Carolina marshlands, music and voiceover

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‘Unexpected Guest’ (1999) a basic but enjoyable puzzle 

Agatha Christie was more hit-and-miss with her plays than with her novels. In one of the hits, “The Unexpected Guest” (1958, novelized by Charles Osborne

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‘Rings’ (2017) might be a mess, but it’s an intriguing one

Roger Ebert once said that if you don’t notice a film’s flaws while you are watching it, the film has won. You can’t lower your

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Film will make you ‘Smile’ if you like tried-and-true horror

In a strong year for horror films, “Smile’s” marketing helps it stand out. At televised sporting events, performers stood amid the crowd and gave huge

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‘Urban Legends’ trilogy limps to end with ‘Bloody Mary’ (2005) 

Along with the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” trilogy, the “Urban Legends” threesome wraps with a straight-to-video installment that many people don’t know exists.

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