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abigail spencer

reviews 3 stars, abigail spencer, adam driver, comedy, connie britton, corey stoll, dax shepard, jane fonda, jason bateman, kathryn hahn, rose byrne, shawn levy, this is where i leave you, tina fey

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

September 29, 2014

They say that you can’t go home again. Maybe they should say that you shouldn’t go home again.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, abigail spencer, adventure, fantasy, james franco, joey king, michelle williams, mila kunis, oz: the great and powerful, rachel weisz, sam raimi, zach braff

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

March 10, 2013

Come out come out wherever you are, and meet the sly huckster who came from afar…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, abigail spencer, action, daniel craig, harrison ford, jon favreau, olivia wilde, sam rockwell, sci-fi, western

COWBOYS & ALIENS

July 31, 2011

Could the on-screen pairing of James Bond and Indiana Jones possibly deliver the joy of either franchise?

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Ryan McNeil
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