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Film review: ‘Den of Thieves’

If Michael Mann’s “Heat” is the filet mignon of cops and robbers stories on screen, “Den Of Thieves” plays more like the Big Mac version — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s a film that knows exactly what it is: it might not be good for you, but it’s a satisfying enough meal […]

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Olympus Has Fallen

Some viewers may recall “Independence Day,” the 1996 movie about a massive attack on the Capitol, the White House, and the most famous monuments of Washington, D.C. That picture inspired a curious delight among the usual right-wing haters, because they regarded it as an appropriate fulfillment of their endless litany of violent anti-government hysteria, and […]

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