In Godsend, the filmmakers have taken the genetic implications of The Bad Seed, the evil doppleganger premise of Tom Tryon’s…
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The conceit behind the Jonathan Creek series is that as creator of illusions and props for a well-known magician, Creek’s…
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On a London back street, a frightened young man is shot to death behind a dumpster. In a cheap cafe,…
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Zombie movies are a fascinating genre. With their emphasis on the menace of the mindless crowd they are often as…
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Four Past Midnight (2004), Stephen King (includes the short story on which Secret Window is based) A movie about story…
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Alternate timelines have long been a staple of science fiction and fantasy. Their implications have been examined in classics like…
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Three years ago there was The Gift and What Lies Beneath. Now there is Gothika, the latest in a horror…
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Parodies are a guilty pleasure. In some rare cases, they can offer pointed insight into the sheer silliness that drives…
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Early in Masterpiece Theater’s Goodbye Mr. Chips the new Latin teacher, Mr. Chipping (Martin Clunes), is led to his first…
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Timing is everything in this engrossing film that pits an only slightly corrupt cop played by Denzel Washington against the…
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