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Sputnik, a Russian sci-fi horror film

Sputnik Photo: Mikhail Mokrushin / IFC Films The new Russian horror film Sputnik whips between suggested horror and schlock so fiercely that the inconsistency turns into a virtue. It’s a creepy room drama that regularly transforms into an effects-laden ick-fest. But transformation is in the DNA of the film. It …

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VJ Day: A WW2 hero and an account of Japan’s past

Copyright Getty Images Image by image Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda (center) walks out of the jungle in 1974 The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country’s defeat in World War II was Hiroo Onoda. Lieutenant Onoda finally surrendered his sword on March 9, 1974. He had spent 29 years …

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