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Tag: amy ryan

reviews

BEAUTIFUL BOY

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

Posted on October 31, 2018September 22, 2019
reviews

BRIDGE OF SPIES

The new Steven Spielberg film asks us what is noble, what is evil, and what is somewhere in-between.

Posted on October 16, 2015October 25, 2015
trailers

My Country: BRIDGE OF SPIES Trailer

Can someone hire Spielberg a new ad firm?

Posted on June 7, 2015June 17, 2015
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BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

Ignorance is bliss.

Posted on October 24, 2014March 7, 2015
trailers

If I Had Wings: BIRDMAN Trailer

While I regain my footing in the middle of a crazy stretch, lets marvel in a new bit of Mexican awesomeness.

Posted on June 16, 2014June 22, 2014
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GREEN ZONE

It’s amazing what a little hindsight can do.

Posted on March 14, 2010July 6, 2012
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CHANGELING

Is there anything in the world as tragic as the parent who has lost their child?

Posted on November 2, 2008August 31, 2012
dvd doubleback

GONE BABY GONE

Have you ever read a mystery novel where the case seems to be wrapping up, but you still have a good hundred pages to go? … Read More ›

Posted on March 9, 2008October 18, 2013

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