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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

A Dark Night Rises: <em>Star Trek Into Darkness</em> mixes inside jokes, politics, story and acting into one great ride.

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THE GREAT GATSBY

Literary Criticism: Baz Luhrmann’s problem is more than not showing proper respect for <em>The Great Gatsby</em>.

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IRON MAN

Man of Action:<em>Iron Man 3</em> nothing to Marvel at, but delivers good acting, reasonable fun.

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THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

Robert Redford plays loose with his age, but directs a smart film about radicals still on the lam in <em>The Company You Keep</em>.

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MUD

Ignore the plot holes, Matthew McConaughey charms as fugitive in coming-of-age tale.

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ROOM 237

Documentary tries to ferret out hidden meaning in even mundane items in Kubrick’s <em>The Shining</em>.


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OBLIVION

Earth is wrecked, aliens abound and Tom Cruise saves the day in fun trek through space.

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Selling Democracy

NO chronicles the rule of Augusto Pinochet, and how opponents marketed themselves like candy.

**NO** chronicles the rule of Augusto Pinochet, and how opponents marketed themselves like candy.

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THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Alpha males clash and clash again in Derek Cianfrance’s <em>The Place Beyond the Pines.</em>

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The Gatekeepers

Internal Conflict: <em>The Gatekeepers</em> shines a bright light on Israel’s other intelligence agency.