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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is a boring lay

Fifty Shades of Grey is not horrible. In fact, the first hour isn’t bad at all. A dry, offbeat charm complements a delicate story structure that would be at home in any generic romance film. The second hour, however, is an epic endurance test. This material is woefully thin, and because the filmmakers have scaled back the smut factor, there’s not enough eye candy to keep things interesting, either. By the end, you’ll be fifty shades of bored.

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‘Love You More’, starring Andrea Riseborough

Today’s film is the 2008 short Love You More. The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, co-produced by Anthony Minghella, and stars Andrea Riseborough. Riseborough made her early career in British television, before working with filmmaker Mike Leigh on his 2008 feature Happy-Go-Lucky. She stars in Welcome to the Punch, which is already playing in limited …

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