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NEW RELEASES
A 'Curious Case' Indeed
Ann Hornaday admires the technical wizardry in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but says all its alleged life lessons don't add up to much: "When all the dazzling visuals have subsided, when audiences are left with the movie's tagline ringing mawkishly in their ears and puzzled thoughts about what they just saw, they might be forgiven for concluding that they didn't see much of anything."
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Cruise Carries Off 'Valkyrie'
Despite Tom Cruise and his eye patch, Philip Kennicott says "Valkyrie" is pretty thrilling. But it's also troubling: "'Valkyrie' is so austere, so strangely inhuman in its depiction of heroism, that you can't help but admire it as an entertainment juggernaut, and fret about it, too, for its celebration of a very limited ideal of human behavior."
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ALSO OPENING
• 'Bedtime Stories'
• 'Gran Torino' | Trailer
• 'Marley & Me' | Trailer
• 'The Reader' | Profile: Kate Winslet
• 'The Spirit' | Profile: Eva Mendes
• 'The Wrestler' | Trailer
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LATEST DVDS
The Year's Most Memorable DVD Moments
Eight extras or DVD developments that stood out from the 2008 pack.
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"Even dog lovers may want to take 'Marley & Me' to the pound. Based on the best-selling book by John Grogan, which chronicled his life with a large, lovable and deeply neurotic dog, 'Marley & Me' proves the obvious: Not every book has a movie lurking in it." -- Philip Kennicott on 'Marley & Me'

FAMILY FILMGOER
'Bedtime' With Sandler
Columnist Jane Horwitz says some kids may giggle at Adam Sandler's "Bedtime Stories." But that hardly makes it a great film.

BOX OFFICE SURVEY
Predict the Moneymakers

Which movie will top the Christmas weekend box office?
A. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
B. "Bedtime Stories"
C. "Valkyrie"
D. "Marley & Me"
E. "The Spirit"
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Last Weekend's Box Office Rundown
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READER REVIEWS
You Review 'Seven Pounds'
"It seems slow at some parts and you wonder why some scenes are in the movie ... all clarity comes at the end when the credits roll." That's one assessment of Will Smith's latest. Agree? Write your own review and let your voice be heard.
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