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'Walker Independence' and 'The Winchesters' are far from pioneering prequels

3 years 11 months ago
If all shows were animated like "The Simpsons," networks wouldn't need to strain to keep them alive. Yet live-action dramas come with shelf lives, which explains the CW's twin attempts to extend two of its franchises with prequels: "Walker Independence," a back-to-the-Old-West adjunct to its Texas Ranger reboot; and "The Winchesters," a one-generation-back rekindling of the "Supernatural" flame.

Hulu's 'Hellraiser' doesn't raise the bar on Clive Barker's gory original

3 years 11 months ago
Although the new "Hellraiser" is billed as "reimagining" Clive Barker's 1987 horror film, it's not like the title ever went away, raising six direct-to-video productions (the last one in 2018) after the four theatrical movies. If you somehow skipped, ballpark, nine of those, this direct-to-Hulu version offers a credibly creepy retelling in an over-inflated package that would benefit from a few targeted pinpricks.

'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' gets its message across with a smart Stephen King adaptation

3 years 11 months ago
Add "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" to the relatively short list of really good Stephen King adaptations, garnishing a coming-of-age story with understated hints of the supernatural and thoughtful rumination about cellphones that finds true horror in their ubiquity. Amid a month of Halloween-tinged offerings, it might be one of the few to share with the kids -- at least, before the next time you punish them by taking their phone away.
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