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Michael Kraus
Furiosa
Brings History to the
Mad Max
Wasteland
Michael Kraus on How George Miller’s New Film Enriches His Series’ Mythology
By
Michael Kraus
| June 6, 2024
Goosebumps
Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results
The new Disney+/Hulu adaptation of R.L. Stine’s beloved children’s series is a charming tribute and a fun story on its own.
By
Michael Kraus
| October 27, 2023
Halloween
at 45: How Horror’s Scariest Franchise Makes Sense of the Senseless
On the Many Masks of Michael Myers, from Unknowable Force of Nature to Explainable Antagonist
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Michael Kraus
| October 13, 2023
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