Romance

‘Riverdale’ gets another spinoff with ‘Katy Keene’

The “Riverdale” empire expands further with its second spinoff, “Kate Keene” (Thursdays, CW), about three gals and a gay dude trying to make it big

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‘High Fidelity’ (2000) examines love, music, love of music

When it came out, I underrated “High Fidelity” (2000) because it’s not as good as the 1995 novel by Nick Hornby. But like its fellow

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‘Marriage Story’ an affectionate look at divorce

“Marriage Story” (2019, Netflix) is both a stark portrayal of why people should never get married (it costs way too much to get divorced) and

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Damon, Blunt propel ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ (2011)

Philip K. Dick fans have become accustomed to his short stories being used as foundations for action movies. So “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011) is a

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PKD goes ‘Puttering About in a Small Land’ (1985) to observe human nature

One of the paradoxes of Philip K. Dick’s career is that he wrote his most robust and mature observations about human behavior at the sputtering

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‘Buffy: Chosen’ a laser-focused study of Nina the Vampire Slayer

It takes some getting used to, I admit, but eventually I got on a roll with Nina the Vampire Slayer in Kiersten White’s second Buffyverse

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John’s top 10 movies of 2019

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2019, a year when superheroes continued to dominate but when we also got prime slices of action, comedy

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‘Knight Before Christmas’ is more empty calories from the Netflix holiday machine (Movie review)

“The Knight Before Christmas” (November, Netflix), like most of TV’s recent holiday movie catalog, is so uninspired that I wonder if the sets, locations, casting

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‘Let It Snow’ is a light but watchable Gen Z X-mas gathering (Movie review)

“Let It Snow” (November, Netflix) comes from a 2008 novel co-written by coming-of-age chronicler John Green. It’s adapted by Kay Cannon (“Pitch Perfect”) and two

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Which is the better ‘Superman II’? A case for the Lester Cut

“Superman II” (1981) has always been a beloved film, but when an alternate version came out in 2006, it became even more beloved. The theatrical

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