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Movies | 11/07/09
Sixteen-year-old Precious – illiterate, overweight, and pregnant again – is a study in quiet courage despite her nightmarish family life.
Movies | 11/07/09
In this Chilean film, Raquel's brooding after decades of service reveals a complex character and a deep-set sadness.
Movies | 11/07/09
George Clooney and Jeff Bridges star in this goofy comedy about a battalion of psychic soldiers perfecting their craft.
Movies | 11/07/09
A 3-D animated take on Charles Dickens's classic story, with Jim Carrey voicing Scrooge – and the Ghosts.
Movies | 10/30/09
The true story of a dark-skinned girl born to white Afrikaner parents in apartheid-torn South Africa.
Movies | 10/30/09
Using clever hoaxes, the two activists use their hilarious pranks to skewer corporate fat-cats.
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