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Read more about the article ‘Black or White’ weighs itself down with extra baggage
'Black or White' weighs itself down with extra baggage
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‘Black or White’ weighs itself down with extra baggage

'Black or White' weighs itself down with extra baggage If you are going to head off into a minefield, you probably don't want to weigh…

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01/30/2015
Read more about the article ‘American Sniper’ is an effective war story worth telling
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‘American Sniper’ is an effective war story worth telling

Sometimes a movie gets defined, unfairly or not, by movies that came before it. "American Sniper" is an Iraq War movie, a genre so small…

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01/24/2015
Read more about the article ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ is the least of the six films in epic series
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' is the least of the six films in epic series
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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ is the least of the six films in epic series

'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' is the least of the six films in epic series I have a deep and abiding love…

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01/10/2015
Read more about the article ‘Inherent Vice’ doesn’t give us much to sink our teeth into
'Inherent Vice' doesn’t give us much to sink our teeth into
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‘Inherent Vice’ doesn’t give us much to sink our teeth into

'Inherent Vice' doesn’t give us much to sink our teeth into Director Paul Thomas Anderson has delivered some of the most provocative films of the…

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01/10/2015
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