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If you want to take part in important cultural conversations in the United States, this is the one movie to see this year. It's also terrific entertainment. Here are three reasons why.

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If you want to take part in important cultural conversations in the United States, this is the one movie to see this year. It’s also terrific entertainment. Here are three reasons why. The English director Steve McQueen, who is black, had never before seen a movie about slavery in the United States that was told 

If you want to take part in important cultural conversations in the United States, this is the one movie to see this year. It’s also terrific entertainment. Here are three reasons why. The English director Steve McQueen, who is black, had never before seen a movie about slavery in the United States that was told Read more →


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