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'O.J. Simpson: Made In America' Dives Deep Into Life Of Fallen Football Hero

Ezra Edelman's seven-and-a-half hour documentary for ESPN, O.J. Simpson: Made in America, is really several documentaries in one. It's the story of Simpson's rise as a football icon and black celebrity, and his downfall as a murder suspect in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend. But it's also the story of race in America, and what happens when celebrity culture meets the justice system.
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Judy Warren (Sterling Jerins) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) in The Conjuring 2.

'The Conjuring 2': Bigger, Longer, and Unholy

by Scott Tobias

The second installment of director James Wan's horror series about demonic possession ups the ante — and the running time — but justifies both with legitimate scares.

'The Hatred Of Poetry' Feels Personal

by Annalisa Quinn

Novelist Ben Lerner takes on poetry in his new book, an academic dissection of the ways we love and hate that ancient art. But sometimes he seems like he's talking about his own thinly-veiled hatred.