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Review: 'Dolemite Is My Name' returns Eddie Murphy to his R-rated comedic glory

Where have you gone, Eddie Murphy? Our nation turns its cheerless eyes to you. Really.

I know, Murphy didn't actually go anywhere, but given the two decades since he's made one of the trademark R-rated comedies that are his strength, it seems like he did.

Other big-screen personalities attempted to fill the gap, but nobody made us laugh in the particular way Murphy did, nobody had his gift for turning unbridled profanity into pure hilarity.

Now, thankfully, Murphy is back, and both his

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