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What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

Oh, readers, how we love you! We were halfway through this post when the gods of the internet decided not to shine favorably on us and we lost everything. But, afraid to disappoint, we started over again from scratch. That's how much we care.

Dear Benjamin Franklin:

Lord of War is a movie divided against itself. At its most uncompromising, Andrew Niccol’s tale of an amoral arms dealer has an undeniable power. At its most acerbic, the same film provides fleeting moments of bleak and cynical laughter. But the center does not hold, and as this merchant of death traces his rise and fall, he carries the story’s fortunes with him.