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Movie Review: James Gray delivers a milestone crime drama in ‘Paper Tiger’

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The American Dream has seldom looked so bleak as in “Paper Tiger,” James Gray’s beautifully punishing tragedy about a middle class family in Queens. With operatic grace and 35 mm grit, “Paper Tiger” shrewdly and authentically explores ideas about wealth, worth, the cost of family and the price of wa…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Movie Review: James Gray delivers a milestone crime drama in ‘Paper Tiger’ (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The American Dream has seldom looked so bleak as in “Paper Tiger,” James Gray’s beautifully punishing tragedy about a middle class family in Queens. With operatic grace and 35 mm grit, “Paper Tiger” shrewdly and authentically explores ideas about wealth, worth, the cost of family and the price of wa…

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Adam Driver on 'Paper Tiger' and gaming the Hollywood system (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    From the moment he swans in with takeout from Peter Luger and dances a few impromptu steps with Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver looks and moves differently in James Gray’s “Paper Tiger.”

  3. Toledo Blade

    Review: James Gray delivers a milestone crime drama in ‘Paper Tiger’ (opens Toledo Blade)

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    The American Dream has seldom looked so bleak as in Paper Tiger, James Gray’s beautifully punishing tragedy about a middle class family in Queens. With operatic grace and 35 mm grit, Paper Tiger shrewdly and authentically explores ideas about wealth, worth, the cost of family, and the price of wanti…

  4. Rolling Stone

    ‘Paper Tiger’ Is a Greek Tragedy With a Thick New York Accent (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Filmmaker James Gray returns with this semi-autobiographical tale of two brothers from Queens, the Russian Mob, and the slow death of the American dream

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