Arts
New “X-Men” is more of the same
August 13, 2014This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
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“Guardians of the Galaxy” is spacefaring fun
August 12, 2014This latest entry in their rapidly expanding universe of comic book adaptations, is a good-natured thrill ride full of fast-paced action and utterly ridiculous humor.
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“Calvary”: Chaos and possible redemption
August 12, 2014During a confessional, at the beginning of the movie and before the credits, a parishioner says that he will murder the priest the following Sunday; we follow the priest through the week.
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Abraham Galloway biography provides truer picture of Civil War
August 8, 2014Abraham Galloway, an African-American bricklayer by trade, became a leader of the abolition cause and built a network of freedom fighters deep in the Slave South.
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“The Last Ship”: Life and love while everybody’s dying
August 6, 2014The situation is kind of grim, and so is the program. On the light side, there's a dog.
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