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andrea riseborough

reviews 2.5 stars, alan cummings, andrea riseborough, austin stowell, battle of the sexes, bill pullman, drama, elisabeth shue, emma stone, jonathan dayton, reviews, sarah silverman, sports, steve carell, valerie faris, women in film

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

October 1, 2017

Sometimes it’s not about who won the battle, but how they won that matters…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, amy ryan, andrea riseborough, birdman, drama, edward norton, emma stone, lindsay duncan, michael keaton, naomi watts, zach galifianakis

BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

October 24, 2014

Ignorance is bliss.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, dvd, kiera knightley, mark romanek, sally hawkins

NEVER LET ME GO

September 24, 2010

How Does One Prove Their Own Humanity?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, TIFF, Toronto andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, drama, kiera knightley, mark romanek, reactions, sally hawkins, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: NEVER LET ME GO

September 19, 2010

A Wonderful Film I Made the Mistake of Reading First.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, drama, kiera knightley, mark romanek, sally hawkins, trailers

Young Hearts Run Free (NEVER LET ME GO Trailer)

August 4, 2010

Mark Romanek Returns to Direct a Dystopian Sci-Fi Tale.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, andrea riseborough, comedy, drama, dvd, eddie marsan, mike leigh, sally hawkins

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

March 15, 2009

People like Poppy have a habit of leaving an impression.

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Ryan McNeil
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