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to be available on captures of old newspapers, such as the N.Y. Times, which I suspect would require a subscription fee. For any given movie, you can google it plus the word "review" and see if anything turns up. I think Roger Ebert's archive of reviews might be available, though I haven't checked for it lately. ←
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