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Review: ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Tries to Replicate the Magic

Anthony Flagg ,  ,  7 min read

Over twenty years ago, Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi made their mark in young adult fantasy with five books collected as The Spiderwick Chronicles. Nickelodeon Movies made a film adaptation with a basic plot that included elements from all five titles, and this series does the same here. Packed into eight episodes around 45 minutes each, this is a much more

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Review ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ – Weird Fun for All

Wiktor Reinfuss ,  6 min read

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a very weird film like Al Yankovic himself. Before you watch it, don’t expect a 1:1 recount of Yankovic’s life, even if it’s “based on true events.” Rather Weird is a fun, crazy, and in some ways revolutionary story. Keep in mind also that (as far as we know) many of the things shown in

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