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Tag: history

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Spotlight

November 25, 2015April 5, 2016JimComment(0)

The heart-warming story of predatory pedophilic sexual abuse covered up by the Catholic Church

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Parkland

November 22, 2015November 23, 2015JimComment(0)

♪JFK/Blown away/What else happened on that day?♫

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Experimenter

November 18, 2015May 9, 2016JimComment(0)

Horror film title, weak documentary payoff

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Bridge of Spies

November 2, 2015April 5, 2016JimComment(0)

… or how to get the most out of your political prisoner exchange …

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Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine

July 8, 2015July 10, 2015JimComment(1)

You’re not alone.

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Testament of Youth

June 27, 2015December 1, 2015JimComment(0)

Seems a fairly pretentious way of saying ‘My Diary,’ no?

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Selma

April 20, 2015July 13, 2015JimComment(0)

In my heart of hearts, I wish this history weren’t relevant today.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

January 8, 2014April 11, 2015JimComment(0)

Or is that a Long Talk to Freedom?

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Dallas Buyers Club

December 12, 2013April 1, 2014JimComment(0)

Like Costco for AIDS.

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12 Years a Slave

November 21, 2013April 11, 2015JimComment(0)

Not quite as glamorous as it seems.

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