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VIDEO ESSAY: MEN IN BLACK: Three Reasons for Criterion Consideration

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For this month’s Criterion Consideration, coming up with a suitable equivalent to Barry Sonnenfeld's latest film, "Men in Black III," was a bit of a challenge.