Made In Dagenham is a simple story plainly told. But it’s also the sort of story that sneaks up on you. Formulaic and frankly quite ordinary despite its high-minded subject matter, you realize, long after it has infiltrated your emotions, that it worked its sly magic and done what all the best films do—inspire.

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1/2
An Education, thematically complex, elegantly fashioned and breathtakingly acted, is a poignant coming-of-age story for both a character and a country, essentially a soap opera made vibrantly electric. But unhappily, it is a very good film that stumbles in the home stretch and just misses out on being a great film.

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Surrogates, an adaptation of the graphic novel (what film these days isn’t?) by author Robert Venditti and illustrator Brett Weldele, is a compelling set-up buttressed by slick effects and impressive production values that ultimately proves to be [...]

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