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$4 Haircut | Budget cut and a one-man band |
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4:30 | An emotional tour-de-force |
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4th and Long | Pigskin mockumentary tackles life |
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When Irish size is rising |
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10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America | Ten documentaries from 10 creative teams |
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15 | Chronicle of despair captured brilliantly |
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25 Cent Preview | Finding self through the weakness of others |
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42 Story House | Getting in on the ground floor |
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A Man in a Dress | Against all odds |
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A Mighty Heart | Every frame a pearl |
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A Thousand Clouds of Peace (Mil Nubes de Paz Cercan El Cielo) |
So many clouds, so little time |
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A Year Without Love | Dying to find love |
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About Angels, etc. | In the beginning there was dance |
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Acts of Imagination | Thought-provoking acts |
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Adored: Diary of a Male Porn Star (Poco più di un anno fa) | Lens tremendi |
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Aftermath: The Remnants of War | Remnants resonates deeply |
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After the Apocalypse | Speak hands for me |
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"There it is - too many words" |
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American Assassin: Lee Harvey Oswald Behind the Iron Curtain | Death by systemic frustration |
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Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma | Unforgettable amnesia |
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An Inconvenient Truth | Willful blindness heats up |
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Antonio Vivaldi: A Prince in Venice | Red Priest astonishingly unmusical |
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Army of One | There's no lie like it |
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At the Death House Door | And Justice for Some |
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Atonement | Players outshine the script |
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BAADASSSSS! | Slick tribute a family affair |
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Babel | A tale of two deserts |
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Beautiful Boxer | Kicking up your heels to the security of self |
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Beethoven's Nephew | Classic family matters |
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Before Flying Back to Earth | Incredible journey begs a question |
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Being at Home With Claude | Drowning in love |
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Bowling for Columbine | Bowling for dollars |
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Boy Culture | Of Boys and Men |
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Brokeback Mountain | Quiet mastery of "the look that speaks volumes" |
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Broken Flowers | The flower of suggestion |
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Broken Sky (El Cielo Divido) | This sky is falling |
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Bruce and Me | Me, myself and why? |
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Burn Notice | Covert self-employment primer scores a hit |
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Callas Forever | High tech no match for high art |
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Call it Democracy | Counting on democracy |
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Capote | Murder Most Foul |
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Chicago looks better than it sounds |
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Citizen Sam | Born again survivor beats more than the odds |
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Coach Carter | Moralizing team treatment stronger on court than off |
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Collateral | Collateral pays off |
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College Days, College Nights | Undergrad confessional hits all the right spots |
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Compound Eye | Dreaming of reality |
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Confusions of an Unmarried Couple |
Taking a walk down Cheat Street |
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Congorama | Coincidental buffet needs to reinvent itself |
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Côte d'Azur | Waiting too long to burst into song |
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Crash | Prejudice collides with everyone's truth |
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Dark September Rain | Harvesting greatness |
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Deadpan Valentine | Failures "R" Us succeeds |
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Dear Mr. Waldman (Michtavim le America) |
Fear of father flying |
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De-Lovely | De-Lovely, de-nearly delectable |
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Deeper Than Y | Everyone into the pool |
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower | Desperately seeking asylum |
| (various) | Dick Flicks | Compilation of 10 international shorts - Inside Out 2005 |
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Die Fledermaus | This bat fails to take flight |
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Die Zauberflöte 1991 Metropolitan Opera | The magic's in the voices |
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Dogma | Faith to the core |
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Loving the children to death |
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Dracula (1992) | Salomé goes to Transylvania |
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Dracula (1999 with music by Philip Glass/Kronos Quartet) | Updated score adds classic depth |
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Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary | Mahler, money and mayhem |
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Drag Kings on Tour | On the road to "gender fluid" understanding |
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Driven by Dreams | Older and wiser |
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East Side Story | Here comes the neighbourhood |
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Eden's Curve | The camera is the star |
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Edward II (1991) | Timeless tragedy more potent than ever |
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | The Emperor Has No Energy |
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Fag Hags: Women Who Love Gay Men |
Another pejorative bites the dust |
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Faggots (Maricones) | Leading by example: Who will follow? |
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Familia | Chick flick extraordinaire |
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Finding Tiger Kim | Sun rise, son set |
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Flesh | Family values upended |
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Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver | Overpowered by freedom |
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Freedom Flight | This zany trip needs a flight plan |
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Freedom Summer | Dying to vote |
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Grizzly Man | Bear ambition |
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Hairspray (2007) | Musical weighs in lightly on racism |
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Hatchet | None will be missed |
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He Was a Quiet Man | The caregiver's dilemma |
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Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality |
Hidden Führer comes out of the closet |
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Hollywoodland | Faster than a speeding myth |
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Hotel Rwanda | Some reservations about the property |
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Il Caimano (The Caiman) | Talking heads both in and outside the box |
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Ill Fated | Ill conceived entertainment |
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Immortal Beloved | Fantastical script skewers the master |
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Independent America | Independent 'R' Us |
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Innocent | Taking refuge in false hope |
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Into the Wild | Trying not to be found |
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Irreversible | Irredeemable |
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It's all Gone Pete Tong | Father forgive them, for they know not what they hear |
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Johnny Suede | It's the shoes that make the man |
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Journey From the Fall | Much to admire; a long way to go |
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Kama Sutra: Essentials for Lasting Intimacy | Copulation primer fails to score |
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Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven Symphonies 6 and 7 1982 | Sideway glances disappoint |
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Karla | Victims outshine their captors |
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Kikes Like Me | Powerful understatement sears the soul |
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La Bohème | La Bohème handled brilliantly |
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Ladies in Lavender | Two classic gems raise a star to greatness |
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Last Call at the Gladstone | There's no place like home |
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Last Stop for Paul | Dying to see the world |
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La Traviata | La Traviata is pure gold |
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Latter Days | Connecting these dots yields cliché-overloaded disaster |
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Leaving Metropolis | Adaptation needs more film, less stage |
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Le Goût Des Jeunes Filles | Experiencing life from both sides of the street |
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Le Mozart Noir | Engaging portrait skin deep |
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Little Children | Little children wake and listen |
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Lock Up Your Sons and Daughters | Propaganda buffet a reel education |
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Lovable | Perpetually home alone |
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LovecraCked! The Movie | Collage à trente |
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Mango Sufflé | The dangers of brotherly love |
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Manners of Dying | It's all in the telling |
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Margot at the Wedding | Running home with Claude |
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Match Point | Luckless script serves none |
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Maurice Jarre - Tribute to David Lean | First rate tribute needs to be seen and heard |
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Menuhin, Masur and the Gewandhaus Orchestra | Missing the big picture |
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Mercy | Better the Devil you know |
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Masters of Cinema Miss Oyû (Oyû-Sama) |
Blind devotion |
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Monkey Warfare | Bringing up Susan |
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Monster Camp | Gotta get game |
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Mr. Edison's Ear | Through the ear of the beholder |
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My Best Friend (Mon Meilleur Ami) | Pas de deux pour les amis |
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My Mother Likes Women | Trying to accept the mother of them all |
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Mystic Ball | He kicks, he reveals |
| various | National Film Board Animation | A pair of shorts & Hothouse 2 |
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National Film Board Shorts | Theodore Ushev and a celebration of Norman McLaren |
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National Film Board - Between Two Notes | Paradise Lost? |
| various | National Film Board: 2006 Planet in Focus | A visual buffet |
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Never on a Sunday (Morirse en domingo) | The trouble with Uncle |
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Nouvelle France | The Passion of the Witch |
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Of Men and Gods | The spiritual rationalization of self |
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OpenCam | To porn or not to porn |
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Opie Gets Laid | Opie the Lonely |
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Otello | A spectacular version of Verdi's Otello |
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Otto: Or Up With Dead People | It won't kill you to go |
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Outsourced | Laughs as cheesy as the merchandise |
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Philanthropy (Filantropica) | Charity too close to home |
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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea | What's a bird to do? |
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Pride and Prejudice (2005) | Pride of the sisters |
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Proof | Proof positive |
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Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Getting there is half the fun |
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Proteus | Even shape shifting not enough |
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First effort deserves an encore |
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Radiant City | Home of the Living Dead |
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Rebel Without a Cause | Rebel shifts with the times |
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Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary | Dyke punk rock as onstage therapy |
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Road Movie (Lo-du Moo-bi) | Rocky road to love |
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Road to Victory | The power of choice |
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Romeo and Juliet (1968) | Head to head with two masters |
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Room 36 | Neat and tidy by the numbers |
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S & M: Short and Male | On the short end of the shtick |
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Saint Martyrs of the Damned | A devilish assignment |
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Saint Ralph | The Miracle Jerker |
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Saudade (Longing) | Buff and brooding in Brazil |
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Saved by the Belles | First feature shows promise |
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Sebastiane | The Passion of the Flesh |
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Sharkwater | Beauty in the beast |
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Shelter | Cookie-cutter characterizations catch a few waves |
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Shipbreakers | Vessels of mass destruction |
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Short Side of Nothing | Much truth lurks in false-front chronicle |
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Solitary Fracture | The dichotomy of self |
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Soul Searcher | Devilish script misses its point |
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Splinter | "Fraternity of fuck-ups" hits too close to home |
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Starting Out in the Evening | A fine madness of art |
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State's Evidence | Suicide 101 |
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Sugar | Fascinating peeks and valleys |
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Summer Storm | Taking one for the team |
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Tea With Mussolini | Women as the mothers of us all |
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Ten Canoes | Slow-moving tale for our fast-paced time |
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That Man: Peter Berlin | Basking in the body beautiful |
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The Altruist | The Plight of the Living Dead |
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