Does ‘The Beatles Anthology’ Really Need Another Encore?

“It’s almost impossible to get the definitive story,” Paul McCartney theorizes in the brand-new addition to “The Beatles Anthology,” which sparked a mid-’90s wave of Beatlemania. “Because people look at things from different points of view.” It’s a telling line, one that explains why, 30 years on from the original’s premiere, and a further 25…

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An Uneven Volume of an Annual Horror Anthology

A Halloween-themed installment of the flagging “V/H/S” franchise is obvious to the point of redundancy: Both have become annual celebrations of horror-related kitsch, “scary” as a means of self-classification but increasingly safe — even comforting — in execution. Likewise, both offer a selection of disposable treats wrapped in the promise of a night to remember, but only…

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