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'Where the Wild Things Are': When the Counterculture Makes Kid Flicks

I'm almost certainly not alone in expressing my guarded -- even conflicted -- anticipation at the forthcoming release of the "Where the Wild Things Are" film; it's a beloved children's classic filtered through a thrift store sheet-staining hipster's... Full Article at Comic Alliance

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