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Chuck Berry Dies At 90

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Chuck Berry, who is credited as one of the creators of rock and roll, has died at the age of 90. According to St. Charles County, Missouri police, officers responded to a medical emergency just after noon on Saturday. While first responders administered lifesaving techniques, the 90-year-old musician could no be revived. His death comes […]

Chuck Berry Dies At 90

REVIEW: Machine Gun Preacher Fails as a Tale of Rebirth, Redemption and Kicking Ass

There’s a theoretical sweet spot to be found for Machine Gun Preacher — that of the multi-quadrant film, as the marketers say. It aims to be a hard-charging actioner that’s also a based-on-a-true-story tale of rebirth and uplift; an earnest, somber look at conflicts in Sudan that’s simultaneously a faith-centric, family-oriented redemption song. Directed by Marc Forster (of, appropriately enough, Quantum of Solace and Finding Neverland ) from a screenplay by Jason Keller (who’s also credited as one of the writers on Tarsem Singh’s upcoming take on Snow White ), Machine Gun Preacher always seems aware that it’s working off ripe material, but can’t fit it into beats that work on-screen.

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REVIEW: Machine Gun Preacher Fails as a Tale of Rebirth, Redemption and Kicking Ass