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MAGNOLIA (DVD)

By | July 1999

Even after a number of repeat viewings, this ambitious, audacious film tracing an eventful day in the lives of dysfunctional Valley denizens has lost none of its impact. In fact, repeat viewings have only enriched the experience, for there are so many things to reexamine and savor…

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