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‘Five Radical Documentaries by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi’ on Criterion Blu-ray

By: Derek Smith

These documentaries are as fearless and combative as the human subjects at their center.

University of Michigan

New flu vaccine protects mice against multiple strains

By: Derek Smith

Studies in mice suggest a new vaccine, made using baker's yeast, could work with fewer booster shots and without predicting the dominant flu strains each season.

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Error Code Explanation in CLEAR S2S - Forum - Developers - Thomson Reuters Community

By: Derek Smith

Hello. Can someone please give me the root cause for the following error code on CLEAR S2S using the Person Search API and a PersonSearchRequestV3 request s2s

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Review: Ichikawa Kon’s Pitch-Black Satire ‘Ten Women in Black’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

By: Derek Smith

This release sheds welcome light on Ichikawa’s work outside of his anti-war classics.

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Derek Smith Law Group Files Civil Lawsuit in Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County

By: Derek Smith

The firm confirms the filing of a civil complaint on behalf of three plaintiffs in a pending matter before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.

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Review: Nakajima Sadao’s ‘Aesthetics of a Bullet’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

By: Derek Smith

The film is a visceral and deeply unsettling portrait of a criminal underworld.

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‘By Any Means’ Review: Elegance Bratton’s Uncritical Celebration of Revenge as Justice

By: Derek Smith

The film gestures toward interrogating state-sanctioned violence, but dubiously so.

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4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Sidney Lumet’s ‘12 Angry Men’ on the Criterion Collection

By: Glenn Heath, Derek Smith

Lumet’s classic has never looked better than it does on Criterion’s 4K UHD Blu-ray release.

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4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’ on the Criterion Collection

By: Taylor Williams, Derek Smith

Now you have a better way to watch Linklater’s love letter to the French New Wave.

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'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York' Review: A Crook Out of Time

By: Derek Smith

Mostly, the film isn't burdened by the question of whether the old times were purer or more authentic, only that they were different.