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3.5 stars

reviews 3.5 stars, aaron sorkin, andrew garfield, armie hammer, david fincher, drama, dvd, jesse eisenberg, justin timberlake, max minghella, rooney mara, the social network

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

October 3, 2010

WALL STREET With a Web 2.0 Spin

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, chloe moretz, dvd, elias koteas, horror, kodi smit-mcphee, richard jenkins, vampires

LET ME IN

October 1, 2010

Or “How To Adapt and Remake a Foreign Film Well”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, amanda bynes, comedy, dvd, emma stone, patricia clarkson, stanley tucci, teen movie, thomas haden church

EASY A

September 26, 2010

Believe Half of What You See, and None of What You Hear.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, dvd, kiera knightley, mark romanek, sally hawkins

NEVER LET ME GO

September 24, 2010

How Does One Prove Their Own Humanity?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews, Ryan Recommends 3.5 stars, anton corbijn, drama, dvd, george clooney, suspense

THE AMERICAN

September 21, 2010

“I Don’t Think God is Very Interested in Me, Father”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, bill murray, drama, dvd, robert duvall, sissy spacek

GET LOW

September 5, 2010

As Our Lives Draw to Their Close, The Want for Redemption and Understanding Grows.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, drama, dvd, emily mortimer, harry brown, michael caine, reviews, sean harris

HARRY BROWN

August 18, 2010

For Those Who Thought GRAN TORINO Was Too Warm and Fuzzy.

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Ryan McNeil
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