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There is no doubt that Warner Brothers, New Line and James Wan struck gold when they produced the first The Conjuring movie back in 2013, a groundbreaking take on the horror genre that actually harkened back to the good old ...
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Well, well, well. NOS4A2 finally got interesting with an episode that actually moved the story along and wasn't three hours of exposition -- and honestly, the first four episodes could have been condensed into two. But with the latest episode, ...
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The first horror film I ever saw was Child’s Play 2 at a birthday party when I was in third grade. It really scared me as a kid, and I didn’t watch another horror film for many years. Now I ...
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It's officially summer and broadcast and cable networks usually struggle trying to lure and keep eyeballs glued to their TV screens with vacations in full swing. Only a handful of shows debuted in two of the decades ending in 9 ...
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My history with the book Good Omens is a bit muddled in my memory. I was familiar with Neil Gaiman mainly through his work on Sandman, but after my brother recommended Anansi Boys, which I loved, I ended up making ...
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I think we were all pretty surprised when Disney & Pixar revealed that there was going to be a fourth Toy Story movie, especially after the emotional gut-punch that ended Toy Story 3 as Andy grew up and left all ...
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Pretty Woman the musical will have played Broadway for a year, come August. I can’t believe it took me this long to get over to The Nederlander to see it, but it did. See, it wasn’t a priority for me, ...
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There was more drama in and out of the ballroom this week as the spotlight fell on three of our major players: Blanca, Elektra and Damon.Last time everyone was wondering how Miss Elektra was able to afford such expensive clothing, ...
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*Sigh*  This week's episode of NOS4A2 started out interestingly enough and then spent most of the rest of the episode following Vic's attempts to get into art school. Yawn. And then the episode is titled 'The Gas Mask Man' and that ...
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Only two decades that end in 9 produced new series during the week of June 16. Those shows all benefited from the need to program the explosion of new cable channels, unfortunately, most of them are long forgotten by now ...
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I’ve always admired the Men in Black films. The first film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, which was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, is one of the best sci-fi comedies I have seen. Smith and Jones had undeniable chemistry, ...
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When I think of a Jim Jarmusch film, I often think of an artsy film that is supported by a great cast. I am not drawn to Jarmusch films, but Patterson would easily be my favorite of his movies. Only ...
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