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  Reviews For The Easily Distracted:
  Dragged Across Concrete

  March 22 at 5 a.m.

  You don't need a film historian to point out despicable lead characters in movies directed by everyone from Siegel to Peckinpah to Friedkin. Depiction is not endorsement, fine, but Zahler goes back to this well enough to make us reconsider indulging his clear talents for filmmaking.

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  Five Funny French Films Features Tales of Betrayal, Plus Love Lost and Found

  March 5 at 4 a.m.

  There are plenty of French comedies, but that doesn't mean they're all funny. At least not to discerning American audiences across the pond. But perhaps Tracy Stephenson is the toughest critic of all. As coordinator and assistant programmer of film and video for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, she knows...

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  Heavy Metal Heroes Accept Get "Classy"

  February 19 at 4 a.m.

  While he thinks the word “crazy” might be stretching it a bit, guitarist Wolf Hoffman does understand that what he did at Germany’s 2017 Wacken Open Air Festival (the world’s largest annual gathering of heavy metal fans) might have some questioning his sanity. That’s where his band Accept staged an...

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  For The Oscars, It's Time To Give The Viewers What They Want

  February 14 at 4 a.m.

  They could try going back to the show's original format, which was a banquet held at places like the Biltmore and Ambassador hotels. These programs averaged about two hours in length, had lots of booze, and were pretty laid back. Problem is, you just described the Golden Globes.

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  How Your Television Became the Best Jukebox in Town

  February 8 at 6 a.m.

  The best jukebox in town isn’t in a funky dive bar filled with interesting or questionable characters. It’s not in a forgotten corner of a smoke-filled billiards hall overrun with wannabe pool sharks. The best jukebox in town is the TV in your living room, den or bedroom. Last weekend...

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  Reviews For The Easily Distracted: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

  February 8 at 4 a.m.

  If The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot had any other title, Krzykowski likely wouldn't get near as much shit as he's surely going to. If audiences can get past their initial disappointment that the movie isn't all (or even mostly) Hitler and Bigfoot killing, they may be able to enjoy his movie on its own terms.