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reviews 4 stars, brian d'arcy james, john slattery, liev schreiber, mark ruffalo, michael keaton, rachel mcadams, spotlight, stanley tucci, tom mccarthy

SPOTLIGHT

December 8, 2015

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall find themselves at the heart of a truly incredible story.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, action, donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, francis lawrence, gwendolyn christie, jeffrey wright, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, julianne moore, liam hemsworth, mahershala ali, natalie dormer, philip seymour hoffman, stanley tucci, the hunger games, the hunger games: mockingjay, the hunger games: mockingjay pt 2, woody harrelson

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY pt. 2

December 3, 2015

Time to close the book, and not a moment too soon.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, creed, directors of colour, michael b. jordan, phylicia rashad, review, ryan coogler, sylvester stallone, tony bellew

CREED

November 29, 2015

When legacy and expectations combine to make success a million to one shot.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, domhnall gleeson, drama, emily bett rickards, emory cohen, irish, jessica pare, jim broadbent, julie walters, lenny abrahamson, reviews, saoirse ronan

BROOKLYN

November 20, 2015

Walking through the golden door is sometimes just the beginning. What awaits on the other side is what makes for stories like BROOKLYN.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, brie larson, drama, jacob tremblay, joan allen, reviews, room, sean bridgers, tom mccamus, william h. macy

ROOM

November 9, 2015

Why is it we never ask “Who will think of the parents?”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 007, 3 stars, Andrew Scott, ben wishaw, christoph waltz, daniel craig, dave bautista, james bond, lea seydoux, monica bellucci, naomie harris, ralph fiennes, sam mendes, spectre

SPECTRE

November 8, 2015

How does a franchise follow one of the greatest chapters in its story? Evidently, by closing the book.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, aaron sorkin, danny boyle, jeff daniels, kate winslet, katherine waterston, michael fassbender, michael stuhlbarg, reviews, seth rogen, steve jobs

STEVE JOBS

November 1, 2015

In art, It’s not always important to state the facts. What’s far more interesting is to allow the audience listen to the truth.

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Ryan McNeil
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