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By Sean Burns

The Charming, Well-Made "Peeples" is No Tyler Perry Joint

The directorial debut of screenwriter Tina Gordon Chism, who previously penned "Drumline" and "ATL," is brisk, affectionate mainstream entertainment.

Posted May. 15, 2013 | Comments: 0

SCREEN > CAPSULES

By Sean Burns

Time is the Enemy in Assayas' Autobiographical "Something in the Air"

It's mostly a film about fading out, about how youthful passions dissolve. But it's saner than Olivier Assayas’ earlier fare.

Posted May. 15, 2013 | Comments: 0

SCREEN > REVIEWS

By Sean Burns

Leonardo DiCaprio is What Makes This "Gatsby" Great

Baz Luhrmann’s lush remake is a cluttered, overlong mess in which the former child star happens to be spectacular.

Posted May. 8, 2013 | Comments: 1

SCREEN > CAPSULES

By Sean Burns

The Sprawling "Midnight’s Children" Goes in Too Many Directions

Covering some 60-odd years, the movie leaps from one coup to the next revolution in five-minute intervals, accomplishing nothing of particular dramatic merit.

Posted May. 8, 2013 | Comments: 0

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