Michael Crichton died in 2008 and his new novel, “Eruption,” is somehow out in 2024. Be suspicious; be very suspicious. Of course, no one is
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Legacy sequels have become such an ingrained aspect of Hollywood that we’re inured to them, and cynically assume they’ll at best have a few moments
Douglas Preston has ended some of his novels in crazy fashion, and he starts “Extinction” (April, hardcover) in crazy fashion on page one. People are
“Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man” (1951) is first and foremost a boxing movie. Admittedly, it’s also slapstick. It’s a detective show. And –
Imagine Christopher Lloyd’s chalkboard-charted time-travel from “Back to the Future” cleanly plotted out on a sheet of paper. Now imagine that paper folded in half,
Some sexbot films avoid discomfort with camp and a few laughs. Others confront the discomfort head-on and reveal the wrongfulness of sex toys – especially
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The farther back in time I go with a throwback review, the more awkward it becomes as I must acknowledge a work’s place in history