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Movie reviews: A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME; SOUL ON FIRE
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A House of Dynamite There are many ways to approach the unsettling subject of a possible nuclear attack on the United States; this one finds its anchor in what it would be like to be feeling the weight of that potential tragedy first. Director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim (Jackie) unfold the narrative in three chapters, each one focusing on different people dealing with how to respond to a single missile seemingly targeting Chicago: the President of the United States (Idris Elba); the commanding officer at a missile facility in Alaska (Anthony Ramos); a…
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