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reviews 2 stars, alison lees taylor, drama, elena schuber, escape from tomorrow, randy moore, roy abramsohn

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW

October 27, 2013

An incredible story comes to life. Pity about the not-so-incredible story it chooses to tell.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, crime, drama, goran visnjic, javier bardem, michael fassbender, natalie dormer, penelope cruz, ridley scott, rosie perez, the counselor

THE COUNSELOR

October 25, 2013

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 12 years a slave, 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, drama, garret dillahunt, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbenber, michael k. williams, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

12 YEARS A SLAVE

October 18, 2013

At an important time comes an important film; a film everyone should see, even if they only ever see it once.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3.5 stars, barkhad abdi, bio-pic, captain phillips, catherine keener, drama, paul greengrass, tom hanks

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

October 13, 2013

Pressure leads to Necessity; Necessity leads to Desperation.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alfonso cuarón, ed harris, george clooney, gravity, sandra bullock, sci-fi

GRAVITY

October 6, 2013

A wise Star Trek character once called space danger wrapped in darkness and silence. Who knew that Alfonso Cuarón was such a Star Trek fan?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, alexandra maria lara, bio-pic, chris hemsworth, christian mckay, daniel brühl, drama, formula one, natalie dormer, olivia wilde, ron howard, rush

RUSH

September 29, 2013

Ron Howard returns to make audiences feel the rush and intensity of Formula One racing. But how about the plot?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, denis villeneuve, drama, hugh jackman, jake gyllenhaal, maria bello, paul dano, prisoners, terrence howard, viola davis

PRISONERS

September 22, 2013

We like to think we know ourselves. We like to think we know what we’re capable of. Turns out, we often hold fast to the wrong

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Ryan McNeil
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