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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Is Practically Passable, in Every Way
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Is Practically Passable, in Every Way

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Chris Barsanti
/ 18 December 2018

Even with few truly catchy numbers and a cumbersome plot, Mary Poppins Returns has enough bright-eyed optimism to almost escape the shadow of the toe-tapping original.

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Off the Radar – The Top 30 DVDs of 2008

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/ 12 January 2009
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Brideshead Revisited

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/ 25 July 2008
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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

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Bill Gibron
/ 29 April 2008
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/ 10 January 2008
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Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 – Female

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/ 8 January 2008
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/ 2 January 2007

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