Movie review – August: Osage County

By News Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2014 5:24 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts butt heads in a dark comedy based on an award-winning play. Film critic Leslie James finds August: Osage County potent.

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