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DVD Picks & Passes 03.29.09

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by Steven D. Greydanus , Register correspondent Friday, Mar 20, 2009 10:27 AM Comment

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) -Pick

The Robe (1953) -Pick


This week’s DVD picks are both well-intentioned adaptations of best-selling novels about major turning points in world history — the Crucifixion and the Holocaust — seen through the eyes of an outside observer. I’m calling them “Picks,” though both have flaws and don’t entirely work for me; your mileage may vary....

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