[Author’s Note:  The abbreviated review presented below means no disrespect to Tom Hanks’s fine film.  What you’ll read below was merely the opening act for

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  “My car is dented, the radiator steams One headlight don’t work The radio can scream; I got a sticker that says “Indian Power” I

  [Author’s Note:  Once in a while, I’ve had the urge to change things up for a review.  This is one of those times.  Anyone

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First, a shameless plug. Question: What’s almost as addictive as chocolate? Answer: A really good TV series. All of you Simpsons fanatics out there know

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Look up Warren Beatty’s Reds (1981) in just about any guidebook to movies and somewhere in the review you’ll find the word “epic.” This undoubtedly

I am really sorry about this. I mean it. You see, I just didn’t know. It was only after I’d done the notes for this

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