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Even with its subject in prison, the documentary plays like a crowd-pleaser.Even with its subject in prison, the documentary plays like a crowd-pleaser.Read MoreDocumentary Films…
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David Simon returns to a familiar beat for HBO, updating if not improving on an old critique.David Simon returns to a familiar beat for HBO,…
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In “Marrying the Ketchups,” Jennifer Close places a beloved Chicago watering hole in the hands of a big Irish family with lots of politics.In “Marrying…
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A new cosmic kung fu film explores the meaning of existence in alternate realities.A new cosmic kung fu film explores the meaning of existence in…
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He was a founding father of the Viennese Actionists, a group of radical artists who used their bodies and other elements to upend art-making at…
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