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alexandra maria lara

reviews 2.5 stars, alexandra maria lara, bio-pic, chris hemsworth, christian mckay, daniel brühl, drama, formula one, natalie dormer, olivia wilde, ron howard, rush

RUSH

September 29, 2013

Ron Howard returns to make audiences feel the rush and intensity of Formula One racing. But how about the plot?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, alexandra maria lara, david kross, drama, dvd, kate winslet, ralph fiennes, stephen daldry, the reader

THE READER

March 5, 2009

A great film is locked inside a good film and we’ve forgotten where we left the key.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alexandra maria lara, anton corbijn, bio-pic, control, drama, dvd, joy division, music, sam riley, samantha morton

CONTROL

October 26, 2007

Even at the best of times, control is only an illusion.

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Ryan McNeil
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