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    Skyfall; Lincoln

    Joe Morgenstern reviews Sam Mendes' latest Bond action thriller and Steven Spielberg's portrayal of our 16th president within the politics of his day.

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    By Joe Morgenstern • Nov 10, 2012 • 3m Listen

    We need 007's Skyfall, even after half a century of his ups and downs in various incarnations, to remind us how deeply pleasurable an action thriller can be...

    Steven Spielberg's remarkable new film Lincoln seems old and new at the same time: old in its beautiful settings and costumes, but genuinely new in the way it places our 16th president within the politics of his day....

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      Joe Morgenstern

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