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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’: Outrunning Grandma
What success “The Desolation of Smaug” enjoys comes from its sheer velocity.
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‘Age of Desire’: A Tragic Love Affair
Wharton’s own novels portray her characters with grace and depth, and Fields does the same for this novel based on a person known previously for her literary achievements.
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‘Out Of The Furnace’: Into the Pretension
Director Cooper has a good eye and he creates environments that feel lived in, but the story he tells feels cheap and manipulative, downbeat with no redemptive elements.
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‘Nebraska’: Fathers and Sons
Delightfully funny and surprisingly soulful, “Nebraska” is filmmaker Alexander Payne’s comic valentine to small-town America.
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Loving You Is ‘Red’: The Power of Singing
Something elemental, something eternal stirs when really good singers sing together, whether in harmony, counterpoint or unison.
