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The Thin Yellow Line (La Delgada Linea Amarilla): Montreal Review

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A road movie in the most literal sense of the label, Celso Garcia‘s The Thin Yellow Line follows the efforts of a handful of workers to finish painting a long stretch of Mexican road before a rainy season makes their work impossible. As straightforward in its action as in its conceit, the film hits very familiar beats but does so in unusually credible fashion, thanks in part to the moral gravity of taciturn leading man Damian Alcazar, as a washed-up loner for whom even this menial job represents a chance at dignity. Read More...

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes: ludicrous thrills

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It has been a long decade for those of us awaiting a follow-up to Terry Hayes’s debut thriller I Am Pilgrim (2013). No other recent thriller has matched its level of excitement: to achieve a comparable adrenaline rush, you would have to abandon your sofa and go bungee-jumping. The tale of an American secret agent tasked with preventing a Saudi terrorist from unleashing a deadly smallpox virus, Hayes’s novel seemed for once to justify the epithet of “epic”, which can usually be dismissed, when applied to thrillers, as a euphemism for “too long”. Read More...

Today's Dylan Dreyer's figure-flattering dress leaves fans in awe in glamorous new photo with co-sta

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Dylan Dreyer has been pulling out all the stops when it comes to her fashion choices of late, and her fans were seriously impressed with her latest look. On Wednesday, the Today Third Hour hosts all enjoyed a lunch out after work, and were pictured in a group photo on Al Roker's Instagram, dressed up for the occasion.  Dylan, 41, looked stylish in a floral dress cinched in at the waist, featuring puffy sleeves and a long flowy skirt. Read More...