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alison brie

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 2.5 stars, alison brie, ari graynor, comedy, dave franco, jacki weaver, james franco, josh hutcherson, judd apatow, paul scheer, seth rogen, the disaster artist, the room, zac efron

THE DISASTER ARTIST

December 13, 2017

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, alison brie, animation, charlie day, chris pratt, elizabeth banks, lego the movie, liam neeson, morgan freeman, will arnett, will ferrell

THE LEGO MOVIE

February 18, 2014

It’s come to this. A generation of man-children need to be reminded how to play nice.

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Ryan McNeil
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