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Romantic Comedy That 'Breaks The Mold'

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey

Published August 24, 2018 at 7:25 AM CDT

Herald-Banner movie critic Alice Reese reviews the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" and the remake of the thriller "Papillon."

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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.

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