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In the wake of a ridiculous R rating for ''Bully,'' are we ready to scrap the antiquated MPAA system?
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Those eyes, those lips, those piercings. Lisbeth Salander is the series' inscrutable, androgynous, and explosive heroine -- and we can't stop thinking about her. Here's how David Fincher and actress Rooney Mara brought the character to life, and what's behind her incendiary appeal
The new sitcom ''Whitney'' isn't as bad as all the haters say it is although it sure is close. Still, the heated reaction to the show tells us a lot about our warring visions of TV comedy
The thriller freaked me out then made me think about what sort of system we should have in place when a killer virus hits the fan. Does the movie say something nice about government?
Here’s my contribution to the debate over The Help, the much-discussed, fast-growing hit about black domestic servants and…
Her riveting turn in the hot-button movie is better, truer, and deeper than the movie itself
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