Science Fiction

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ gives Rocket’s tear-jerking backstory

The MCU doesn’t deserve James Gunn, but with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (now streaming), the writer-director delivers one last pop-masterpiece before becoming the

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Family bonds, colorful realm drive ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (now streaming), the third film in the series and 31st Marvel Cinematic Universe film overall, starts the 2023 calendar strong

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Shredder and Krang throw schemes at the screen to open ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989)

In 1989, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Inc. went into high gear cranking out product. Season 3 of the cartoon numbers 47 (!) episodes so it

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‘Flash’ brings multiverse to DCEU with thrills, tears, cameos

The DCEU has notoriously been trying (and mostly failing) to catch up to the MCU, but the company is starting to figure things out. First

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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ mostly continues original’s fun

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (now on Max) is among the latest live-action cartoons in the DC Extended Universe – colorful, expensive, and earnest in

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‘TMNT Adventures’ branches off from the cartoon in Issues 5-11 (1989-90)

The early issues of Archie Comics’ “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures” (which would eventually run from 1988-96, paralleling the cartoon’s run) adapt the first seven

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ finds its groove in back half of Season 2 (1988)

After a strong Season 1 and a bland “Eye of Sarnath” arc to start Season 2, episodes 6-13 of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 2

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‘TMNT’ Season 2 (1988) stumbles through opening Sarnath arc

Lead writer David Wise skillfully morphed Mirage Comics’ version of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” into kid-friendly cartoon form in 1987’s five-episode Season 1, a

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‘Hellraiser: Bloodline’ (1996) explores Puzzle Box’s origin

“Hellraiser: Bloodline” (1996), the saga’s fourth film, might be of interest to fans because it tells the complete backstory of the Puzzle Box. Then again,

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‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’

“M3gan” (2023) is a post-postmodern techno-horror comedy that tries – and largely succeeds – at being both a serious warning to young filmgoers and a

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