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Campaign ad film reviews: Hynes 'Early Release' in no 'Man of the West'

Jonathan Miller has been the Eight Forty-Eight film critic since 1998.‚ So naturally, he’s got chops. And he can review anything. In fact, he has some reviews for the best campaign commercials this primary season.You’ve got Andy McKenna’s hair commercial, some great Hynes/Quinn back and forth and a couple instant classics in the Cook County board race. We reviewed a few and we’ll release them all before election day. So let’s continue with #3: A noir piece entitled ‘Early Release.’ Mr. Miller - the box-office is now open: Want to see the others? They are here, after the jump...

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