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The alienated man lashing out at society is a trope that popular culture loves to explore.

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Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of these boast excellent performances in scripts that are ultimately very conventional, even conservative.

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For a long time now, movie characters have generally been articulate, even chatty. Call it the influence of Woody Allen, but we have become used to characters who are well able to explain themselves to others.

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Articulateness is not the only way that intelligence manifests itself.

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There is an unfortunate side effect of being a person of few words: Sometimes people will assume you are less intelligent than you are.

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It's become a cliche to say that a piece of drama is about 'the nature of truth.' But 'Rectify' so openly plays with the slippery nature of memory that the label directly applies.

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Among journalists, there is a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads.' This can result in some serious hustling - and some serious sloppiness - whenever a crime occurs. The public's longing to see and hear salacious details is, basically, endless.

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There are many things to like about 'Mr. Robot,' the most ephemeral and yet memorable of them being the opening credits.

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The children of the 1980s were the last before a lot of things changed. We were the last generation not to have cell phones, not to have video games, not to have parents who worried if we strayed from the yard.

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The plot of 'Stranger Things' is so simple that even a brief description risks spoiling it.

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Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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