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A fascinating corner of the American Civil War battles with an unwieldy script

Joyce Glasser reviews Free State of Jones (September 30, 2016) Cert. 15, 140 min. The Free State of Jones is an ambitious historical saga based on two books and the controversial life of Newton Knight ...

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Racial inequality versus 18th Century English social classes

Joyce Glasser reviews Belle (June 13, 2014) Cert 12, 99 min. Belle tells the story behind an unusual 1799 painting by Zoffany that shows two attractive, fashionable young ladies, one white and one bla ...

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