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reviews 3.5 stars, adrien brody, bill murray, comedy, edward norton, f. murray abraham, harvey keitel, jason schwartzman, jeff goldblum, jude law, lea seydoux, mathieu amalric, owen wilson, ralph fiennes, saoirse ronan, the grand budapest hotel, tilda swinton, tom wilkinson, tony revolori, wes anderson, willem dafoe

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

March 16, 2014

Wes Anderson returns with something sweet for audiences to delight in.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews animation, anime, darren criss, emily blunt, hayao miyazaki, japanese, jennifer grey, john krasinski, joseph gordon-levitt, mae whitman, mandy patinkin, martin short, stanley tucci, Studio Ghibli, the wind rises, werner herzog, william h. macy

THE WIND RISES

February 23, 2014

Maestro Miyazaki decides to play one last song, and it’s a tune with tones of home.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, alison brie, animation, charlie day, chris pratt, elizabeth banks, lego the movie, liam neeson, morgan freeman, will arnett, will ferrell

THE LEGO MOVIE

February 18, 2014

It’s come to this. A generation of man-children need to be reminded how to play nice.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews bill murray, bob balaban, cate blanchett, george clooney, hugh bonneville, jean dujardin, john goodman, matt damon, the monuments men

THE MONUMENTS MEN

February 9, 2014

George Clooney steps back behind his easel and shows us that while his concepts are strong, his brushstrokes lack technique.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, ben foster, emile hirsch, eric bana, lone survivor, mark wahlberg, peter berg, taylor kitsch

LONE SURVIVOR

February 2, 2014

What is it that makes this film feel so “twenty years ago”, and why is that not good enough any more?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3 stars, drama, judi dench, michelle fairley, philomena, stephen frears, steve coogan

PHILOMENA

January 19, 2014

Stephen Frears returns with a bittersweet tale of love, faith, and forgiveness.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, abigail breslin, august: osage county, benedict cumberbatch, chris cooper, dermot mulroney, drama, ewan mcgregor, john wells, julia roberts, julianne nicholson, juliette lewis, margo martindale, meryl streep, sam shepard, tracy letts

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

January 12, 2014

With family like this, who needs enemies?

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Ryan McNeil
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