Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn the quarter-millennium since “ten-dollar founding father” Alexander Hamilton took a bullet for his beliefs — if a senseless death by duel can reasonably be described in such idealistic terms — America has fought pandemics and wars, prejudice and inequality, inching slowly through the years toward a more perfect union.
The year 2020 finds our country embattled once again, and while so much of the popular arts have been put on hold by a crippling coronavirus outbreak, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s electrifying Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” finds its way into American homes just in time for Independence Day weekend — more than a year ahead of its intended big-screen release.Consider this a gift from Miranda — a.
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