Romance

Martial arts, laser guns and confusing rules mix in ‘Timecop’ (1994)

It’s hard to say whether “Timecop” (1994) is a good or bad movie, but it’s definitely a gutsy one. Coming from a comic book by

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McGee covers a lot of ground (and sky) in ‘Free Fall in Crimson’ (1981)

“Free Fall in Crimson” (1981) is a particularly rich entry in the Travis McGee series. The 19th book makes me further appreciate how John D.

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‘Against the Darkness’ (2024) duly wraps Blake’s ‘Frankie’ trilogy

Kendare Blake’s “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” trilogy – about Willow’s immaculate witch-Slayer daughter and her Gen-Z Scooby Gang – wraps with “Against the Darkness” (2024).

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‘Marple’s’ intrusions make more sense in strong Season 3 (2007-09)

I should be careful about making judgments based on a small sample size. “Marple” Season 2 inserts Jane Marple (Geraldine McEwan) into two of Agatha

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‘Together’ turns the push-pull of a relationship into something scary

Some body horror films hit you with surprises (last year’s “The Substance”) and others tell you what they’re doing right up front and you have

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‘Nobody 2’ captures the emotional struggle for work-life balance

The “John Wick” saga famously launched because Keanu Reeves’ character seeks revenge for the murder of his puppy. Writer Derek Kolstad’s newer saga boasts an

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MacDonald expands the definition of a mystery in ‘Green Ripper’ (1979)

John D. MacDonald challenges the definition of what a mystery can be in “The Green Ripper” (1979), his 18th Travis McGee novel. It starts as

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McGee takes on the Drug War in ‘Dreadful Lemon Sky’ (1974)

Travis McGee is a spiritual continuation of Philip Marlowe, but with a difference that’s nicely illustrated in “The Dreadful Lemon Sky” (1974), John D. MacDonald’s

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This is how it is in suburbia: ‘American Beauty’ still does 1999 proud

“American Beauty” (1999) shoulders the weight of being the chosen representative as the best movie of the best year in cinema history. It won the

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Jane gets nosy in ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ Season 2 (2006)

“Agatha Christie’s Marple” Season 2 (2006) starts with the same high standards as Season 1, with “Sleeping Murder” and the best episode so far, “The

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