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October 23, 2012 Arts & Events » Movies

Movie Review: "Argo" 

With its re-enactment of a secret rescue operation, Ben Affleck's latest plays it up and plays it safe.

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A few years ago, when Hollywood seemed to be churning out hand-wringing films about the Middle East by the dozen — you know, just trying to make a buck on human suffering, or change the world through Meryl Streep — I…

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