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Dallas Buyers Club;The Act of Killing; Treme: The Complete Fourth Season
Dallas Buyers Club
(Universal, $30)
Matthew McConaughey’s portrayal of a Texas bigot who becomes an unlikely hero during the 1980s AIDS crisis will go down as “the performance of his career,” said The Washington Post. The actor turns “a snaky, sinewy shape-shifter” of a man into a protagonist we can’t help but root for.
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The Act of Killing
(New Video Group, $28)
“A bold reinvention of the documentary form,” The Act of Killing offers an “astounding” illustration of evil and empathy, said The Miami Herald. Decades after they executed fellow Indonesians, former death squad leaders re-enact their crimes, displaying both monstrousness and sorrow.
Treme: The Complete Fourth Season
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(HBO, $40)
HBO’s New Orleans–based drama series never really caught on, “and now seems as good a time as any to ask why,” said Newsday. Plot perhaps never mattered enough in the show, but its final season reaffirmed its strengths—including fine acting and a keen interest in place.
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