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The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Tom Cruise's Shattered, Troll-like Face: An Essay from Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television)

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Originally collected in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, this essay is about modern films and reality.

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