Articles by Allan Tong

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  Flame & Citron

  Ole Christian Madsen

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2009

  Denmark unleashes a big budget historical action flick that unfortunately falls flat. Flame and Citron looks promising; it's blessed with a...

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  Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

  Anders Høgsbro Østergaard

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2009

  The full title says it all: Reporting from a Closed Country. Since 1962 a military regime has run this Southeast Asian nation with a cruel...

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  Che: Part 2

  Steven Soderbergh

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2009

  The concluding half of Soderbergh's epic biopic of the Cuban revolutionary is an intelligent but drawn-out affair. We know how Che Guevara'...

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  Soul Power

  Jeffrey Levy-Hinte

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2009

  The Rumble in the Jungle is the legendary boxing showdown between then-world heavyweight champ George Foreman and former champ Muhammad Ali...

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  Mad Men: Season 2

  Mad Men: Season 2

  PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2009

  The men in the grey flannel suits are back with their second season (set in 1962), which is packaged with a truck-full of special features...

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  The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

  Brett Harvey

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2009

  Just as the U.S. government hauls Canadian citizen Marc Emery to prison for selling hemp seeds by mail, a smart documentary hits DVD shelve...

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  Stevie Wonder

  Place des Arts, Montreal, QC June 30

  PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2009

  Stevie Wonder was supposed to kick off the 30th birthday of the Montreal International Jazz Festival, but ended up paying tribute to Michae...

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  The Girlfriend Experience

  Steven Soderbergh

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2009

  Four film critics walk out of a movie and argue over its meaning. "It's about money," says one. "Obama," adds another. "The recession," sho...