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The Squid and the Whale (2005)

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PARK CITY -- A wry exercise in acute observation and emotional distancing, Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale" represents what's best in autobiographical filmmaking. By re-examining the pain and confusion of growing up, then filtering that through the comic lens of fiction, Baumbach has made a deft and downright funny movie about what happens to kids when mom and dad break up. Starring Jeff Daniels and Laura... Read the full review and more at hollywoodreporter.com.

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