"Death of a President" slick, ethically dubious
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Amid a slew of real  documentaries and richly detailed nonfiction books illuminating  the ways in which America's current leadership has used deceit  and misinformation to advance its political agenda and engineer  greater repression comes a fake documentary trying to do the  same thing.
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Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington provide a smooth and appealing update on the gangster-as-tragic-hero myth
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A film far deeper and ruthlessly cynical than most Julia starrers
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âTerrorâs Advocateâ is one of the most engaging, morally unsettling political thrillers in quite some time, with the extra advantage of being true.
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Suddenly, I need sanctuary -- from presidential candidates who exploit tragedy to breath life into their campaigns.
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âManda Balaâ (âSend a Bulletâ), a flashy documentary about corruption, injustice and frog farming in Brazil, is a weird hybrid of political exposÃ© and sensationalistic fluff.
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Should the hero  die at  the end  of  Mani Shankar's intriguing and authentic espionage  drama
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Coincidence or foresight? A mysteriously prescient note about a wrestlerâs wifeâs death highlights the predictive possibilities of the internet.
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Director James Cameron presents what he claims is the burial box of Christ. But there's plenty of cause for skepticism
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"Legong: Dance of the Virgins" is a delirious blend of sentimental fiction and ethnological fact. Also, Orson Welles's "It's All True" and "Spider-Man 2."
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Most Hollywood movies  aim for tidy endings. The only threads usually left  intentionally dangling are meant to lead to sequels. But when a  Hollywood celebrity meets an untimely demise, it's a different  story altogether. The coroner's report is only the beginning,  not the end. It's as if, when Hollywood contemplates itself, it  can't avoid spinning conspiracy theories and building up the  mystery.
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Nigel Hamilton's new Bill Clinton assessment has some tantalizing bits, but ultimately produces nothing new.
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The new Soderbergh movie is unspectacular but quite a ride.
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âHomo Politicusâ ought to be a solemn book, but it reeks of unseemly glee.
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A political drama is being played out between the president and a son-in-law with presidential aspirations.
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The documentary âAn Unreasonable Manâ is an admiring but hardly uncritical portrait of Ralph Nader and his 2000 presidential campaign.
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The film is interesting, but does not probe deep.