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Haven: The Complete First Season

Not until each of its 13 episodes reminds you that its roots spring from the 2005 Hard Case Crime book “The Colorado Kid” is the viewer jarred back into remembering. In other words, the show succeeds in crafting an identity that stands outside the large, looming shadow of its superstar source material. For one thing, […]

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The Inheritance

Such is the case with the debut from writer/director Robert O’Hara, which could be called a slavery slasher. That’s new. Taking the classic Agatha Christie setup of everyone invited to quite a spread arriving at the same time, “The Inheritance” gathers five African-American relatives and their respective partners for a family reunion in the snow. […]

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