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‘Evil Dead Burn’ goes full brutality, without humor, artistry or verve

French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček vowed when he took charge of the sixth installment in the "Evil Dead" film series that it would be the most brutal. Mission accomplished, mon ami. Not the most artful or clever or scariest. Brutal. Vaniček has certainly delivered — a relentlessly ...

The live-action ‘Moana’ is a lifeless carbon copy of an animated classic

Say what you will about them, but the Disney live-action remakes have at least given us a choice. Which would you rather see? A spirited, soaring, animated "Moana," or a purposeless remake featuring Dwayne Johnson with Fabio hair? The sea is wide, my friends. Yet Moana, the Polynesian ...

Whatever happened to Negaunee’s stump?

Have you ever looked at the door on one of Negaunee’s utility trucks? Maybe on a cold, wintry day you saw one of these trucks spreading sand on an icy street, or plowing snow, maybe sweeping the streets or repairing downed lines. If you look closely you will see a picture, actually the ...

Trip to the Great White North comes to a close

Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final installment of Jack Flaherty’s series about his family’s Alaskan adventure. Our next stop was Mount Alyeska, not far from Anchorage. By the way, you go up the mountain in this box that goes up on a cable. We drove up to the parking lot for ...

Kris Kringles congregate at World Santa Congress in Denmark

AALBORG, Denmark — While Europe's still in the throes of summer heat, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Danish city of Aalborg. Dozens of Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves from around the world have descended on Denmark's fourth-largest city for the Nordic nation's annual ...