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SIU Reviews: Promised Land

As the debate continues in Illinois and several other states over how to regulate hydraulic fracturing... art imitates life in a new movie that tells the story of a fictional town and its struggle with "fracking."

Film critic Walter Metz reviews the new Matt Damon drama  Promised Land for this edition of  SIU Reviews.
 

Promised Land is in current release at a theater near you. 

Walter Metz is a regular contributor to  SIU Reviews. You can hear all of his reviews on our website wsiunews.org.
 

Walter Metz is a Professor of Film Studies in the Department of Cinema and Photography at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He teaches film, television, theater and photography history, theory and criticism.
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