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Christopher Orr is a senior editor and principal film critic at The Atlantic. He has written on movies for The New Republic, LA Weekly, Salon, The New York Sun, and others, and has worked as an editor for numerous publications.
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Baz Luhrmann's adaptation is just the latest example of his tragic attraction to tragedy. More »
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The third season of HBO's dazzling fantasy epic is even better than the previous one. More »
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