Dead wrong, dead as a doornail wrong if you prefer. The estimable Ms. Dargis simply wrapped a cliche around a subject, to immediately convey an intended connotation, much as I just did. So touche to you, mon frere.
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The coffin is now buried. It is no longer an argument, but a conclusive observation.
Could she have been doing it for effect?
She's an effective killer of the unwanted genre.
Dead wrong, dead as a doornail wrong if you prefer. The estimable Ms. Dargis simply wrapped a cliche around a subject, to immediately convey an intended connotation, much as I just did. So touche to you, mon frere.
Cheers,
Dan Stackhouse
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