Movie review: The First Purge offers catharsis through crisis


The First Purge is the fourth in a series that centers around a sociological experiment in which an annual 12-hour period of the legalization of crime, including murder, is implemented to lower the crime rate for the rest of the year. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.

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