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The Chronicles of Nannydom The critics on two new cinematic child-care providers.

Posted Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at 4:24 PM ET

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In this week's audio-only Summary Judgment, Mark Jordan Legan sums up how the critics feel about three new releases: Big Momma's House 2, in which Martin Lawrence goes undercover as a large female nanny; Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, a new limited release starring British comedian Steve Coogan; and Nanny McPhee, a family film written by and starring Emma Thompson.

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