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Ugly and humdrum: Brokeback Mountain, at @sohoplace, reviewed

Plus: see one of the finest comedians on the English stage at the Criterion

Gay shepherds: Mike Faist (Jack) and Lucas Hedges (Ennis) in Brokeback Mountain. Credit: Manuel Harlan
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