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4 stars

reviews 4 stars, alia shawkat, drama, first cow, john magaro, kelly reichardt, orion lee, rene auberjonois, reviews, toby jones, women in film

FIRST COW

July 14, 2020

A new gem from Kelly Reichardt paints a picture of wanting just a little in a world that takes a lot.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, directors of colour, elisabeth moss, evan alex, horror, jordan peele, lupita nyong'o, shahadi wright joseph, tim heidecker, us, winston duke

US

March 26, 2019

US has arrived to make the audience think long and hard about “Them”.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, amy ryan, andre royo, beautiful boy, drama, felix van groeningen, kaitlyn dever, maura tirerney, reviews, steve carell, timothée chalamet, timothy hutton

BEAUTIFUL BOY

October 31, 2018

How does one give an honest effort when one’s life has become a series of lies?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, blythe danner, brett haley, comedy, drama, hearts beat loud, jeff tweedy, kiersey clemons, music, nick offerman, reviews, sasha lane, ted danson, toni collette

HEARTS BEAT LOUD

June 26, 2018

We might want to belt the chorus, but more often than not, we hum the bridge

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, Brian Gleeson, daniel day-lewis, drama, leslie manville, paul thomas anderson, phantom thread, review, vicky krieps

PHANTOM THREAD

January 7, 2018

Being the object of affection can sometimes be less about affection and more about objects.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alison brie, bob odenkirk, bradley whitford, bruce greenwood, carrie coon, david cross, drama, jesse plemons, matthew rhys, meryl streep, sarah paulson, steven spielberg, the post, tom hanks, tracy letts, zach woods

THE POST

January 5, 2018

Democracy dies in darkness.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, amira casar, armie hammer, call me by your name, drama, esther garrel, luca guadagnino, michael stuhlbarg, reviews, timothée chalamet

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

December 21, 2017

Smell the flowers while you can

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Ryan McNeil
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