Ukraine peninsula “on fire as we speak”
Ukraine remains in the middle of Europe and Russia — not only geographically, but politically and culturally.
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“Beasts” is a flawed debut with some shining moments
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” wastes no time in dropping audiences right into the midst of an isolated and unfamiliar world. Surrounded by nothing but water in “the Bathtub,” an extremely poor community off the coast of Louisiana, a little girl named Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) lives with her father Wink (Dwight Henry). As her father’s health declines due to a mysterious illness, and the world around her begins to fall apart, Hushpuppy must learn to survive through these troubled times in order to remain in her beloved home.
