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'Lone Star,' an independent film by John Sayles from 1996, captures the basic absurdity of the Texas-Mexico border and its militarization.

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Professional wrestling embodies the tension between art and commerce, a tension inescapable in a monopolized industry under capitalism.

Contrary to critics' focus on gender, the film's central premise functions as a metaphor for neurodivergence in general and autism in particular.

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