Mystery

Looking for a great murder-comedy? Get a ‘Clue’ (1985)

“Clue” (1985) is famous for being based on a board game yet somehow not being awful, and also for having alternate endings. Long before alternate

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First episode impressions: ‘I Am the Night’ (TV review)

TNT found a nice way to ride the success of a series without forcing it beyond the natural end of its storyline. “The Alienist” –

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McAvoy puts on a show in trilogy capper ‘Glass’

“Glass,” the trilogy topper we didn’t know we needed, is a unique animal. It’s hard for me to put a finger on how I feel about

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You’ll have a good (if slow) time with ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (Movie review)

A priest, a singer and a vacuum salesman walk into a hotel … What sounds like the beginning of a good joke is the basis

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‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ goes down the wrong path (Movie review)

I don’t classify myself as a gamer, but video games are definitely still a part of my life. Having played through multiple “choose your own

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Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)

These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year: (more…)

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Feig’s ‘A Simple Favor’ is a flawed but fascinating departure in his catalog (Movie review)

When we say “the new Paul Feig movie,” something like “A Simple Favor,” now on home video, is not what we’d expect from the co-creator

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Preston & Child take readers to Egypt and through the sands of time in the gripping ‘Pharaoh Key’ (Book review)

It has become comfortingly familiar at this point: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child take us – via their adventurous leads – to some corner of

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Wild concept, Brewer’s daring performance make ‘Cam’ a surprisingly decent parable (Movie review)

A lot of movies could benefit from a viewer going in with no knowledge of what they’re about to see, but in the age of previews

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‘Homecoming’s’ 1980s style techniques are beautiful, and the mystery is good too (TV review)

I went into “Homecoming” (Amazon Prime) pretty blind. I had seen a few quick ads for the show but had no idea what it was

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