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SIU Reviews: New on DVD - Pawn Sacrifice

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The 2014 biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice is newly released on DVD.  It tells the story of Bobby Fischer's iconic 1972 World Chess Championship match.  Film critic Simone Becque takes a closer look in this edition of SIU Reviews.

Simone Becque is a doctoral candidate in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University.  You can hear more of her reviews here.

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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