John P. McCarthy on ‘The Imitation Game’ and the brilliant, tragic Life of Alan Turing
John P. McCarthy
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Academia Agonistes: The view from Andrew Rossi’s ‘Ivory Tower’
John P. McCarthy reviews Andrew Rossi’s ‘Ivory Tower,’ a documentary film on the uncertain future of American higher education.
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The Art of Hospitality: Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
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The Best Spin Wins
The dysfunction that plagues Washington D C is usually attributed to ideological division and the attendant unwillingness to compromise A contrary explanation is discernible in Mark Leibovich rsquo s chatty book This Town According to Leibovich ldquo the city far from being hopelessly divide
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Multiple Restraints: Steve McQueen’s ‘12 Years a Slave’
Today, Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
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Free Men: ‘Copperhead’ pits the First Amendment against the Fourteenth
We claim to want art that challenges our assumptions. Yet cutting through the build up from our education and enculturation isn’t easy. It is especially difficult when the art we hope will entertain us also seeks to inform us about well-known historical events.The new movie “Copperhead&r
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Heathcliff 2.0: Andrea Arnold’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
Andrea Arnold’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
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In Search of Solid Ground: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ finds buried links between morality and a threatened ecosystem.
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Vocation Crisis: ‘Habemus Papam,’ an Italian satire
‘Habemus Papam,’ an Italian satire
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The Horse and His Boy: Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’
The salubrious ‘War Horse’ offers an understated anti-war message.