Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: The Complicated Heroism of War

In the complicated adaptation of Ben Fountain’s novel?Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,?Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn) returns to the United States a hero, having dragged his sergeant, Shroom (Vin Diesel), out of a firefight. But?his unit is incorrectly labeled “Bravo Squad” by the press seeking a war hero, and they return home to be celebrated at…

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the real problem with Streep’s Golden Globes speech

some say celebs like Streep should keep their political rants off camera?when at a purportedly non-political party, such as the?Golden Globes meh. i didn’t mind her speaking her mind. Trumpsters, i suppose, (and he, himself, if Twitter matters) are troubled by?her oh-so-subtle-and-clever naming-without-naming takedown of the prez elect nah. seemed accurate to me. she also…

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