Gary Susman
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Gary Susman

Gary Susman has been covering movies and TV for more than 25 years and has been a Moviefone columnist since 2009. He is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he helped launch the award-winning PopWatch blog. He has written about entertainment for such outlets as Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, People, CNN, MSNBC, Life, The Village Voice, The Guardian, The Chicago Sun-Times, and The Boston Phoenix. He has been a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics since 1993. He is one of the authors of the 2011 book "LIFE 75 Years: The Very Best of LIFE."

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Every Alfred Hitchcock Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best

Every Alfred Hitchcock Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best

%Slideshow-280615% Seventy-five years ago, Alfred Hitchcock changed the face of American film -- and made it a lot creep...

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Is 'The Longest Ride' the End of Nicholas Sparks's Box Office Ride?

Is 'The Longest Ride' the End of Nicholas Sparks's Box Office Ride?

You'd have thought that opening "The Longest Ride" opposite the still-strong "Furious 7" would have been a smart counter...

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The 15 Greatest Live-Action Superheroes in TV History

The 15 Greatest Live-Action Superheroes in TV History

%Slideshow-276358% When the new "Daredevil" series debuts on Netflix on April 10, blind hero Matt Murdock will be entert...

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How to Turn Your Life Story Into a TV Sitcom

How to Turn Your Life Story Into a TV Sitcom

Should we feel bad for Eddie Huang? The restaurateur whose memoir about his childhood inspired the current ABC sitcom "F...

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How 'Furious 7' Sped to a Record-Breaking Opening Weekend

How 'Furious 7' Sped to a Record-Breaking Opening Weekend

Attention merchants: You should have started stocking barbecue gear and beach balls in March because summer now official...

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Noah's Snark: Eight Lessons From the Trevor Noah Controversy

Noah's Snark: Eight Lessons From the Trevor Noah Controversy

I come not to praise Trevor Noah nor to bury him. What's fascinating about the controversy this week surrounding the new...

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Great Scots: 25 Beloved Scottish TV and Movie Characters

Great Scots: 25 Beloved Scottish TV and Movie Characters

%Slideshow-275308% "Outlander" can't come back soon enough. The time-traveling Starz historical romance returns on April...

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The 7 Secret Weapons Behind 'Home's' Astonishing Box Office Success

The 7 Secret Weapons Behind 'Home's' Astonishing Box Office Success

Poor Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. Any other week, the estimated $34.6 million opening of their R-rated comedy "Get Hard"...

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9 Reasons Why the 'X-Files' Revival Matters

9 Reasons Why the 'X-Files' Revival Matters

Admit it, millennials: When the news broke Tuesday that X-Files" creator Chris Carter went MIA and was apparently abduct...

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Will Ferrell's 29 Funniest Characters Ever, Ranked

Will Ferrell's 29 Funniest Characters Ever, Ranked

%Slideshow-273200% It's hard to tell from the premise alone of a Will Ferrell project whether his character will be bril...

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The 20 Best Late-Night Talk Show Hosts Ever

The 20 Best Late-Night Talk Show Hosts Ever

%Slideshow-272543% Who'd want to be James Corden? The new host of CBS' "The Late Late Show," who takes over the slot vac...

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'Pretty Woman': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Julia Roberts Classic

'Pretty Woman': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Julia Roberts Classic

No one expected much from "Pretty Woman" when they were making it. It was a modestly-budgeted romantic comedy whose star...

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'Insurgent' vs. 'The Gunman' Proves Box Office Is No Country for Old Men

'Insurgent' vs. 'The Gunman' Proves Box Office Is No Country for Old Men

It's hard to feel sorry for Sean Penn, but after "The Gunman," which he starred in and produced, got whacked this weeken...

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We Were All Suckered by 'The Jinx' -- and That's OK

We Were All Suckered by 'The Jinx' -- and That's OK

You'd think people would be happy with the finale this past Sunday of HBO's docu-series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths o...

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Box Office: Does 'Run All Night' Mark the End of Liam Neeson's Run of Action Hits?

Box Office: Does 'Run All Night' Mark the End of Liam Neeson's Run of Action Hits?

It's no surprise that "Cinderella" beat "Run All Night" among newcomers this weekend. The Disney live-action fairy tale...

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Beyond HBO NOW: What Changes in Cable and Streaming Mean for You

Beyond HBO NOW: What Changes in Cable and Streaming Mean for You

Even before Apple unveiled it's heavily-anticipated new Dick Tracy wristwatch this week, the company gave HBO chief a pl...

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The 25 Best Live-Action Fairy Tale Movies Ever, Ranked

The 25 Best Live-Action Fairy Tale Movies Ever, Ranked

%Slideshow-271113% Is Disney's new "Cinderella," which opens this Friday, March 13, a little late to the ball? Given the...

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Box Office: Vince Vaughn, 'Unfinished Business,' and This Weekend's Winners and Losers

Box Office: Vince Vaughn, 'Unfinished Business,' and This Weekend's Winners and Losers

Expect to see a lot of premature eulogies for Vince Vaughn's career today, after the disastrous opening of "Unfinished B...

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'The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?

'The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?

%Slideshow-299536% Nostalgia for "The Office"? Isn't that a little premature? (That's what she said!) After all, it's on...

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'American Crime': Can a Single-Murder-Case Series Succeed on Network TV?

'American Crime': Can a Single-Murder-Case Series Succeed on Network TV?

"American Crime," premiering March 5 on ABC, is being touted as an innovative series for spending an entire season focus...

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James Bond Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

James Bond Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

%Slideshow-269294% Happy birthday to Daniel Craig, who turns 47 on March 2. He's appeared in some 60 movies and TV shows...

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