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‘Mass’ Is Simple, Spare and Spellbinding
Writer/director Fran Kranz’ “Mass” is set on a quiet day in an Episcopalian church, where a church organizer is running…
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‘Dune’ Delivers … at Long Last
In the year 10,191, and in a world bearing little resemblance to our own, two powerful families wage war over…
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‘Bergman Island’ Is Lovely to Behold … and That’s About It
Many years ago, my Dad took me on a family trip to Puerta Vallarta, which I was informed was “John…
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Why a Solid ‘Ghost Story’ Couldn’t Equal Peter Straub’s Vision
Peter Straub’s “Ghost Story,” published in 1978, is one of the best horror novels of the late 20th century. It’s…
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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Makes a Lame Franchise Even Worse
Lois Duncan’s 1973 Young Adult novel, “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” is a whodunit. Duncan has stressed this…
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‘Last Duel’ Is a Major Misfire
Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel” takes place in France of 1386, where two former friends, Sir Jean de Carrouges (Matt…
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Why ‘The Howling’ Is More than a Subversive Werewolf Thriller
Joe Dante’s “The Howling” (1981) is a noteworthy entry in the werewolf genre, a work that helped put Dante on…
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‘Vamp’ Gave Grace Jones a Perfectly Unexpected Close Up
Two college students, AJ and Keith, (Robert Rusler and Chris Makepeace), partake in a late-night mission in “Vamp” — find…
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Tarantino’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Isn’t Worthy of Its Cult Following
Robert Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Til Dawn” opens with the criminal Gecko brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) destroying a convenience…
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Why the Atrocious ‘Shout’ Couldn’t Derail Travolta’s Career
For die hard movie fans, the list of bad movies that fished us in with great trailers is tall and…
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