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Dead Poets Society and its fake rebellion
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Opposition to authority in Peter Weir’s coming-of-age dramedy consists of the kind of life advice that should remain on Hallmark cards.
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The Wizard of Lies assumes a lot about how much I pity the Madoff family
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There is little justification as to why this film follows the successors to corporate greed as though they are tragic victims.
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The Guilty is a classic wrongheaded remake of a foreign film
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s central performance commands enough fury to carry the chamber piece, but doesn’t justify why it is one in the first place.