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3.5 stars

reviews 3.5 stars, bruce willis, drama, emily blunt, garret dillahunt, jeff daniels, joseph gordon-levitt, looper, paul dano, piper perabo, rian johnson, sci-fi

LOOPER

September 30, 2012

In looking back on one’s life, one of the biggest questions is understand what has happened and what had to happen.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, 70mm, ambyr childers, amy adams, amy ferguson, drama, jesse plemons, joaquin phoenix, jonny greenwood, laura dern, p.t. anderson, phil seymour-hoffman, rami malek, the master

THE MASTER

September 23, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of faith, rage, and broken spirits is his most audacious story yet…and like many highly audacious stories, it is very complexed.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, crime, drama, emile hirsch, gina gershon, juno temple, killer joe, matthew mcconoughey, thomas haden church, william friedkin

KILLER JOE

September 2, 2012

Southern style deep-fried murder might look good on the plate, but not everybody is going to want to take a bite.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, beasts of the southern wild, benh zeitlin, drama, dwight henry, jonshel alexander, marilyn barbarin, quvenzhané wallis

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

July 26, 2012

As the waters around you begin to rise, you can wade to safety or stand your ground. There are arguments to be made for both, but only one of them will ultimately make you stronger.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, bill murray, bruce willis, comedy, edward norton, frances mcdormand, jared gilman, jason schwartzman, kara hayward, moonrise kingdom, tilda swinton, wes anderson

MOONRISE KINGDOM

June 4, 2012

Our lives become defined by those moments where we think anything is possible, and for that sort of optimism to abound, we need to find a clearing where we can be honest with those we love…and ourselves.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, amy acker, anna hutchison, bradley whitford, chris hemsworth, drew goodard, fran kranz, horror, jesse williams, joss whedon, kristen connolly, richard jenkins

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

April 15, 2012

If you haven’t seen this film, DO NOT read this post! The movie’s good: Go see it, then come back and read.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, drama, foreign, iranian, leila hatami, peyman moaadi, sarina farhadi

A SEPARATION

January 26, 2012

Believe it or not, the separation is just the start of the troubles in this intimate story from Iran.

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Ryan McNeil
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