Frightening Friday (Movie review): Good actors – and acting cameos from horror directors – keep these three shorts engaging.

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Throwback Thursday (Movie review): An incredibly dull screenplay relegates Jim Henson’s fantasy classic to the homework category.

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Book club book report: As Tristran learns about the nature of love via experience, the author sweeps the reader along with him.

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Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Travis McGee finds things aren’t so civilized out West in the third adventure of John D. MacDonald’s series.

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Frightening Friday (Movie review): This mainstream effort contains the director’s visual style and logistical insight into the monstrous SF condition.

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