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His Dark Materials Season Finale: “Betrayal”

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Shots are fired & Lyra suffers an unimaginable loss in a sober end to a solid debut season.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

His Dark Materials Recap: “The Fight to the Death”

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Iorek reclaims his throne & Lyra gets both a new name & a family reunion in an uneven penultimate episode.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

His Dark Materials Recap: “The Spies”

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Lyra finally understands what it means to have a family, as Mrs. Coulter cranks things up on the evil dial.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 19, 2019November 18, 2019

His Dark Materials Recap: “Lyra’s Jordan”

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HBO & the BBC’s lavish adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy series is off to a fine, visually stunning start.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 5, 2019November 13, 2019

IT Chapter Two Review: Flailing Like a Hapless Clown

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The second half of Andy Muschietti’s Stephen King adaptation sinks under its mishmash of tones.

Clint Worthington Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

With “Dark Phoenix”, The X-Men Series Eulogizes Itself

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The pioneering superhero franchise gets its last hurrah in the form of a messy, somber swan song.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 5, 2019August 11, 2020

Glass Review: M. Night Shyalaman has lost his damn mind

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Like a hammer through a window, Glass shatters whatever goodwill M. Night Shyamalan had once recovered.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 16, 2019August 3, 2020

Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”

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With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma’s split-personality thriller Raising Cain.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 15, 2019August 3, 2020
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