Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews The Hard Word, the new Australian film staring Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths.
Kenneth Turan is the film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition, as well as the director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. He has been a staff writer for the Washington Post and TV Guide, and served as the Times' book review editor.
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