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Free State of Jones

Crit

I edited an excellent book a while back called Why Acting Matters, and you should read it, but you could also derive the answer from this film, which traffics in no complexity, no ambiguity, no surprise, and is barely worth its 2½ hours about 10% because of its good intentions and 90% because of the inconceivable commitment of Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw (you know her from a slightly better right-thinking film, Belle), and Mahershala Ali (you know him as Remy Danton in House of Cards).

Trailers

• Bad Moms--Is it just me, or are all the jokes in the trailer (1) unfunny and (B) stolen from other Kristen Bell movies?
• Gleason--Documentary of a good dad, despite ALS.