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Review ‘Passing’: Ruth Negga Triumphs, But Film Is Folly

National Review Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing. (Ed Grau/Courtesy Sundance Institute) But Passing, in which she triumphs, is sheer folly. Black History Month…

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Movie Review: ‘The Velvet Underground’ on Wrong Side of History

National Review Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground (Apple TV+) Todd Haynes, an Ivy League Spike Lee, idolizes middle-class wannabe rebels of the 1960s. The…

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An Oversimplified Look at a Gitmo Detainee

National Review The Mauritanian (STX Entertainment) The Mauritanian revisits War on Terror issues that were dropped during the Obama era. Jodie Foster’s new movie The Mauritanian…

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Review: “The Mandalorian” Season 2 Gives Star Wars Fans Their Fix

National Review The Mandalorian (Disney+) Despite its flaws, the franchise’s first live-action TV series continues to capture the ineffable spirit of the original trilogy. Warning:…

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