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Friday specials:<\/p>\n

DEFENDING MUNICH<\/em><\/span>
\nHere\u2019s a forceful, well-composed defense<\/a> of Steven Spielberg\u2019s Munich<\/em>, which I think is his most restrained, mature, and challenging film since\u2026 oh\u2026 1987\u2019s Empire of the Sun<\/em>. (It\u2019s at Salon, so if you don\u2019t subscribe, just click and watch the brief advertisement so you can get access to the whole article.) This one\u2019s going in my Top Ten of 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

G.K. CHESTERTON \u2026 THE BLOG<\/span>
\nIf Chesterton was blogging today, he\u2019d be my first Web stop of the day. <\/span>Here\u2019s the next best thing.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS MOVIES: WHAT\u2019LL IT BE\u2026 LOVERS OR KILLERS?<\/span>
\nPeter T. Chattaway reviews Cassanova <\/a><\/em>(once again, Lasse Hallstr\u00f6m is church-bashing) and Munich<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

LONDON GOES FOR TRUE LOVE AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONSPIRACY<\/span>
\n The London Film Critics<\/a> pile up nominations for Pride and Prejudice<\/em> (Hooray!) and The Constant Gardener <\/em>(Booooo!)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"