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Week of Nov. 16

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Nicole Kidman in Margo at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding

Rated R; Now In Theaters
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Malcolm (Jack Black) says he has "the emotional version of whatever bad feng shui is." And he's not nearly the most troubled soul in this family psychocomedy. Nicole Kidman takes that prize as Margot, who injects poison into every word. Baumbach's follow-up to his sweet, searing The Squid and the Whale is nasty but percolates with sour wit.

Grade: B

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November 28

The new Elvis Costello television series, Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special and Chungking Express on DVD

November 21

The Monty Python Holy Grail on DVD, Gears of War 2 for the gamers, Bolt in movie theaters, and more

October 10

The good cheer of Happy-Go-Lucky, reliving the amazing life of John Lennon, cathing up with The Starter Wife on TV, and more

October 3

Greg Kinnear, in Flash of Genius, Richard Jenkins in The Visitor, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and more

September 26

Jenny Lewis in the record stores, Dennis Lehane's The Given Day in bookstores, The Lucky Ones in movie theaters, and more

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