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If you’ve been reading Plugged In for a while, you might’ve noticed that I write a lot about superheroes. I don’t know why, really. Adam

Last week, I tossed out a little gripe about 3-D. This week I’m on to silent films. Don’t worry, there will be no rent clothes

Back in 2003, the American Film Institute unveiled its list of the 100 greatest movie heroes of all time. I was impressed by who came

It wasn’t his first movie, but chances are that the first time you saw Mandy Patinkin was in The Princess Bride. He was Inigo Montoya,

So, who won the weekend box office crown? Was it End of Watch, Jake Gyllenhaal’s gritty, profane action movie? Could it be fright-flick du jour

Today’s the day! What’s that, you say? You’re not sure what makes Sept. 21 “the day”? Well, then, it’s probably—no, it’s certainly—too late for you,

In this season of political grumbles and social gripes, I’m taking a well-needed and long-in-the-coming stand.  I’m am officially raising a protest against … 3-D

I’m a bit of a history geek. For much of this year, when I’ve not been watching movies or reviewing television shows, I’ve been reading

Several months ago, I talked with a man on the phone who ended our conversation like this: “Bob, my giving for 2012 and 2013 is

There are some things that just won’t die—things that seem finished time and time again, only to dig themselves from their graves and grotesquely shamble