The Red Dawn remake comes.
Movies
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Ricky Bobby Goes to Washington
Don’t watch The Campaign with expectations of high sophistication and deft explanation of political issues.
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The Masked Morality of the Batman Trilogy
The Dark Knight Rises is not an easy parable for the political left or right.
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Batman: Gotham’s Reformer
In the Nolan films, Batman is a reformer and humanist, and not an avatar for right-wing fears.
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A Dark Knight for Romney?
Don’t believe Limbaugh—the most recent Batman movie is an epic for the 1%
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The Shocking Radicalism of “Brave”
While it isn’t flawless, Brave has an impressive satirical eye for a mainstream movie.
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If the Tibetan Can’t Go to the Homeland…
… in which art creates reality.
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Europe on Five Characters a Day
Woody Allen’s latest travelogue is sprightlier than you’d expect.
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Pixar’s Take on Kafka
Brave tackles the Scottish countryside and family tensions in a poignant—if slightly by-the-books—way.
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The Blander Bush
HBO’s 41 asks none of the hard questions about George H.W. Bush’s uninspired career