Indulgence is fly in ointment of Quentin Dupieux comedy ‘Mandibles’

“Mandibles,” the director’s latest, turns down the morbidity, but replaces it with riffs on crime — the subversive kind that suburbanites warn their children of.
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“Mandibles,” the director’s latest, turns down the morbidity, but replaces it with riffs on crime — the subversive kind that suburbanites warn their children of.
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Like its predecessor, there’s a driving thrill to puzzling over how “Doctor Sleep” juggles its central, telepathically bound trio.
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Some of the most important works in the horror genre are retroactively letting the skeletons out of the closet, and this raises an inevitable question: Now that we’re out, where do we stand?
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Horror fiction is practically synonymous with one very well known writer: Stephen King. Writing horror apparently runs in the family, as this week’s author, Joe Hill — real name: Joseph Hillstrom King — is actually Stephen King’s son.
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There may be a podcast about everything for anyone, but what all of the successful ones have in common is the ability to connect with the listener on an individual basis.
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The show begs comparisons to both “Twin Peaks” and “American Horror Story,” which are echoed in “Castle Rock” by its adherence to a small-town mentality and a small cast.
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