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'Beasts of the Southern Wild' -- 2 stars

<b>PG-13; 1:33 running time</b><br><br>
Already "Beasts of the Southern Wild"is the most divisive film of 2012, which is a testament to its co-writer and director, Benh Zeitlin, making his feature film debut with a picture that killed at Sundance, won the Camera d'Or (best first film) at Cannes and has been critically anointed by some while declared shiny but overbearing by others. So that's the context. What's up with the entity behind the noise? -- Michael Phillips<br><bR>Read the full <a href=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0703-beasts-southern-wild-20120704,0,2829440.column>"Beasts of the Southern Wild" movie review</a>
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( July 5, 2012 )

PG-13; 1:33 running time

Already "Beasts of the Southern Wild"is the most divisive film of 2012, which is a testament to its co-writer and director, Benh Zeitlin, making his feature film debut with a picture that killed at Sundance, won the Camera d'Or (best first film) at Cannes and has been critically anointed by some while declared shiny but overbearing by others. So that's the context. What's up with the entity behind the noise? -- Michael Phillips

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