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Review: In ‘The Post,’ Democracy Survives the Darkness
Steven Spielberg’s film about the Pentagon Papers is a ticktock thriller that pits freedom of the press — and a tough woman — against the White House.
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Steven Spielberg’s film about the Pentagon Papers is a ticktock thriller that pits freedom of the press — and a tough woman — against the White House.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Alexander Payne looks at the big picture in his new movie.
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Aaron Sorkin annotates the script he wrote for his directorial debut, “Molly’s Game,” starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba.
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The blink-and-you-might-have-missed-them cultural moments that brightened up a year otherwise defined by turmoil and tragedy.
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An Army captain escorts an old enemy and a young widow from New Mexico to Montana in Scott Cooper’s violent modern horse opera.
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David Ayer’s urban action film is a loud, ungainly hybrid that does not serve police procedurals or fantasy spectaculars very well.
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