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SIU Reviews: The Witch; Race

SIU Movie Reviews
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The 2016 sports biopic  Race tells the story of Jesse Owens and his historic performance in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.   Film critic Simone Becque takes a closer look in this edition of SIU Reviews.

Race is currently playing at a theater near you. Simone Becque is a doctoral candidate in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University

Set in New England in the early 1600's,  The Witch  tells a sordid tale of a Puritan family exiled from their community and the evil forces they encounter on their farm near the woods. Film critic Walter Metz takes a closer look in this edition of SIU Reviews.
 
The Witch is currently playing at a theater near you. Walter Metz is a professor of Film Studies in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
 

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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.
Simone Becque is a doctoral candidate in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She is currently working on a dissertation about architectural space and the American television sitcom. She is a regular contributor to SIU Reviews.
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