Romance

‘Replacements’ (2000) strikes balance of heart, dumb humor

There is a great movie to be made about the 1987 Washington Redskins replacement players, but for now I’ll certainly accept the “30 for 30”

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‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 looks to the future

Like the final season of “Lost,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is flash-forwarding in its last go-around, in the prologs of each episode (three of which

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‘Road House’ (1989) a gleeful mix of Western, fantasy, action

A friend of mine claims that the ridiculousness of “Road House” (1989) can be chalked up to it being an Eighties movie. But I contend

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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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It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is

“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.

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‘Under the Whispering Door’ (2021) has heart in right place

“Under the Whispering Door” (2021) is clearly written from the heart, as TJ Klune uses the outlet of fantasy fiction to deal with his grief

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Blake’s ‘Buffy’ books continue with ‘One Girl in All the World’

With her second “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” entry, “One Girl in All the World” (January, hardcover), Kendare Blake again delivers a novel that’s partly appealing

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‘My So-Called Life’ (1994-95) probes hearts, minds of ’90s teens

W.G. Snuffy Walden’s “My So-Called Life” (1994-95, ABC) theme song encapsulates the series, which itself encapsulates 1994-95. An ominous opening tone calls to mind dark

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The age-old ‘My So-Called Life’ debate: Jordan or Brian?

I went into my rewatch of “My So-Called Life” (1994-95) with one of the show’s most famous questions on my mind: Jordan or Brian? The

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Westmacotts wrap with intriguing triptych ‘The Burden’ (1956)

Agatha Christie wraps up her six Mary Westmacott books – non-mysteries written under the pseudonym – with “The Burden” (1956 in the UK). It’s not

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