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This is hardly fresh material, but Derek Cianfrance, the director and co-writer, has fashioned it into something of startling directness and intensity.
NEWYORKER: Blue Valentine
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All these outlets demand a huge turnover of material, and the most obvious target for a desperate sketch-writer is politics.
ECONOMIST: Blair and the comedians
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The material discussed in this account is so rich and varied that it might have overwhelmed a lesser writer.
ECONOMIST: English history