Megan Griffiths delivers a powerful, subtle gut punch to America's blind military worship with SADIE.
SADIE and the Child Soldiers of America
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THE FIRST PURGE is a Dark Mirror of Current America
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X-Rated Social Horror in Roberta Findlay’s TENEMENT
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PUPPET MASTER II: Pulling On Gothic Strings
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THE HILLS HAVE EYES: America Deformed, America Divided
Alexandre Aja's remake of the 1970s Wes Craven original has big, scary, political balls.
