Bradley Cooper's 'A Star is Born' left critics with stars in their eyes

At this point, it takes a lot to get critics raving over a remake (of several other remakes). 
But it looks like Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, in which he stars alongside Lady Gaga, achieved the impossible. It not only made reviewers go goo-goo for Gaga, but it also seems to have reminded them that unabashedly heartfelt melodramas still have a place in the world in 2018.
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The movie, which releases in theaters on