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Review: ‘Mortal Kombat’ fights the urge to get serious

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Review: ‘Mortal Kombat’ fights the urge to get serious

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Is "Mortal Kombat II" more than just another video game adaptation at the multiplex? Reviewer…

Review: ‘Curtains’ call for O’Connell & Company treatment

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Review: ‘Curtains’ call for O’Connell & Company treatment

May 10, 2026May 11, 20260

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Review/Profile: WNY Blues 716 Series — Son Henry and the Revelators

May 7, 2026May 7, 20260

Review: ‘Complete Works’ at the Kenan Center turns every Bard tale into a comedy

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Review: ‘Complete Works’ at the Kenan Center turns every Bard tale into a comedy

May 2, 2026May 10, 20260

Film reviews: ‘Fuze,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’

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Film reviews: ‘Fuze,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’

April 29, 2026April 29, 20260

Film Review: ‘Normal’

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Film Review: ‘Normal’

April 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Review: ‘The Dutchman’ returns on streaming platforms

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Review: ‘The Dutchman’ returns on streaming platforms

April 15, 2026April 15, 20260

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Band of Bards: An Indie Comics Publisher with a Mission

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Band of Bards: An Indie Comics Publisher with a Mission

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Just what are the blues? Let’s find out

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Passages: Steve Kurtz, pioneering bio artist, 1958-2025

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Passages: Steve Kurtz, pioneering bio artist, 1958-2025

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How not to watch a rock or country show

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REVISITED: Books — When the Immigrants Were Irish

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