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Editor’s note: In an effort to publish the entire mayoral candidate forum hosted Tuesday, Oct. 4, by Summerville DREAM, we are including this third part online only. The forum was

Based on an article in The New Yorker by Jonathan Harr, this film is essentially a courtroom drama. Harr is best known for his 1995 non-fiction book, which was adapted

When it comes to providing a clear objective and protagonist to root for, the courtroom drama is even more fool proof than the sports movie.

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Jamie Foxx deploys his movie star charm judiciously and skillfully as a litigator with swagger to spare in “ The Burial,” a very entertaining courtroom drama. Foxx is one of those actors, blessed with an allure and glamour that runs so deep that it’s almost tempting to dismiss a performance like this as one that’s natural.

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Stories like “The Burial” have a way of recentering our moral axis.

Dwight Brown reviews "The Burial," starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones.

Jamie Foxx is one of those actors, blessed with an allure and glamour that runs so deep, that its almost tempting to dismiss a performance like his in "The Burial" as one thats natural. The same could be said for the movie, which is glossy, appealing and goes down suspiciously easy.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Amazon StudiosYou’d be hard pressed to find better evidence of movie-star charisma than The Burial, an uneven courtroom drama that’s energized by the standout performance of Jamie Foxx. As a brash personal injury lawyer tasked with leading a contract-law case on behalf of a working-class funeral home director, Foxx shines blindingly bright, his swagger and sense of humor overwhelming everyone and everything in his vicinity. It&#...