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2013 best picture nominee

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
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