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Granito

Short Takes: "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator"

New doc, airing this week on PBS, follows the case against a murderous Guatemalan general.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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21 Adjectives (and 4 Adverbs) to Describe Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom"

The first four episodes of HBO's behind-the-scenes series has precisely one worthwhile scene.

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| Sat Jun. 23, 2012 3:25 PM PDT
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Steve Carell: Serial Young Lady Sexer?

So what's the deal with Steve Carell's characters always getting it on with hot, way younger women?

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 4:00 AM PDT
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"To Rome With Love": Assembly-Line Woody Allen

The comedy maestro's latest Euro outing is a surreal, tragically lame jumble.

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:31 AM PDT

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"Brave" Will Leave You Bored

Pixar's first female lead lacks a screenplay to support her.

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter": Precursor to "Jimmy Carter: Space-Troll Grundle-Puncher"?

The badass action/fantasy flick opens up a whole new realm of possibility. (Think: all other US presidents.)

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
Invisible War Film

Film Review: The Invisible War

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| Thu Jun. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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If You Care About Yourself, You Won't See This Movie

The new Adam Sandler flick "That's My Boy" is stale and toxic—way more so than his other flops.

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| Fri Jun. 15, 2012 3:35 PM PDT
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"Rock of Ages": Distilling 1980s Musical Godlessness Into One Big, Glitzy Mess

Numerous pop hits from the Reagan era get crammed into a bloated jukebox musical film...that is sporadically enjoyable, for what it's worth.

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| Fri Jun. 15, 2012 9:46 AM PDT
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The George H.W. Bush Horrible HBO Documentary Drinking Game

"41," the HBO documentary on Bush Sr. makes for a terrible film—and one helluva power hour.

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| Thu Jun. 14, 2012 10:34 AM PDT
No look pass

Film Review: No Look Pass

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| Tue Jun. 12, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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"True Blood" Season 5: Sex, Gore, and Michele Bachmann

The HBO series reboots with more of what its audience loves (and then some).

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| Sat Jun. 9, 2012 7:47 AM PDT
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"Prometheus": Lady Pulls Octopus-Alien Out of Her Own Stomach, Amid Other Joys

Thoughts on the gripping body horror of Ridley Scott's pseudo-prequel to "Alien."

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| Fri Jun. 8, 2012 6:53 PM PDT
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Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" Is Not Sadomasochistic Kiddie Porn

It is a hugely enjoyable, weird comedy, though.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 9:44 AM PDT
charlize theron

"Snow White and the Huntsman": Bella Swan & Thor Do Battle With Æon Flux

For a movie full of wily, axe-wielding dwarves, it's pretty freaking bland.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
pelvic douche

Timeline: Female Hysteria and the Sex Toys Used to Treat It

Vibrators, douches, and pelvic massage: Curing crazy ladies for centuries—one "hysterical paroxysm" at a time.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn": Love, Sex, Bombs, Booze, and Letdown

The new drama about the pair's tempestuous romance packs some punches, but pulls far too many.

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| Mon May. 28, 2012 7:39 AM PDT
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Your War By War Memorial Day Playlist

A tribute to our men and women in uniform from the Civil War on.

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| Mon May. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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"Chernobyl Diaries": Is It Really Any More Insensitive Than Zombie Nazis?

This movie probably doesn't deserve a boycott. (Its quality, however, will keep viewers away all the same.)

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 6:02 PM PDT
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"Hysteria": Very Feminist, Very Socialist, Mildly Funny

For those looking for a left-wing romantic comedy that dramatizes the invention of a lady's sex toy in Victorian-era London.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT