reviews
“The Fits”: An adolescent girl at the edge of transformation
June 3, 2016A girls' dance competition in Cincinnati sets the stage for this art-house film.
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Fresh faces almost compensate for plot issues in “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse”
May 31, 2016A parade of new actors tries to rescue the franchise from a lack of coherence.
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Trump v. Bernie: First as farce, then as tragedy
May 27, 2016Actually allowing such a debate to go forward would be detrimental to the interests of voters everywhere.
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“Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising”: Liberté, Egalité, Sororité
May 25, 2016It's summer in Hollywood again: feminists and intelligent moviegoers may want to lower their expectations.
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Historian portrays workers as securing the victory of Cuba’s Revolution
May 9, 2016Steve Cushion's new book shows that there was more to Cuba's revolution than the romantic tale of a few warriors in the mountains.
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