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…arts&life film My Five Totally Crazy Very True Celebrity Tales From & The 2017 Film Festivals MARA REINSTEIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS D etroit-native Mara Reinstein is the Us Weekly film critic and Parade magazine movie contributor. She also has her own site, MaraMovies.com, and serves as the Michigan-based Emagine theater chain’s designated movie expert. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Detroit Film ...…
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