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4 stars

reviews 4 stars, drama, dvd, eddie marsan, gemma arterton, martin compston, suspense

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED

August 21, 2010

A Crime Caper Keeps It Simple…and Succeeds Gloriously.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, best of 2010, Christopher Nolan, cillian murphy, drama, dvd, ellen page, joseph gordon-levitt, ken watanabe, leo dicaprio, lukas haas, marion cotillard, michael caine, pete postlethwaite, sci-fi, tom beringer, tom hardy, wally pfister

INCEPTION

July 18, 2010

One Summer Film Gives Us The Kick

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, best of 2010, dale dickey, debra granik, drama, dvd, garret dillahunt, jennifer lawrence, john hawkes, winter's bone

WINTER’S BONE

June 28, 2010

Debra Granik brings us into the world of “Hillbilly Noir”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3-D, 4 stars, animated, don rickles, dvd, family, joan cusack, john ratzenberger, lee unkrich, michael keaton, ned beatty, pixar, tim allen, tom hanks

TOY STORY 3

June 24, 2010

Once more into the breach dear friends.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, dvd, foreign, juan jose campanella, pablo rago, ricardo darin, soledad villamil, suspense

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES

May 12, 2010

A man can change everything…except his passion.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3-D, 4 stars, america ferrera, animated, christopher mintz-plasse, craig ferguson, david tennant, dreamworks, dvd, family, gerard butler, jay baruchel, jonah hill, kristen wiig

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

April 11, 2010

Or How an Inconsistent Animation Studio Out “Avatar’d” AVATAR.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, best of 2009, drama, dvd, gabourey sidibe, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, mariah carey, mo'nique, oprah winfrey, paula patton

PRECIOUS

December 23, 2009

If it takes a village to raise a child, what happens when the village is full of apathy and abuse?

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Ryan McNeil
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