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b.j. novak

reviews 2 stars, action, andrew garfield, b.j. novak, chris cooper, colm feore, comic book, dane dehaan, denis leary, emma stone, felicity jones, jamie foxx, marc webb, marvel, paul giamatti, sally field, spider-man, the amazing spider-man 2

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

May 5, 2014

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, b.j. novak, bio-pic, bradley whitford, colin farrell, drama, emma thompson, jason schwartzman, paul giamatti, rachel griffiths, ruth wilson, saving mr. banks, tom hanks

SAVING MR. BANKS

December 15, 2013

An attempt to honour two creative powerhouses drifts over in disorder, catastrophe, and anarchy.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, action, b.j. novak, best of 2009, brad pitt, christoph waltz, daniel brühl, diane kruger, drama, dvd, eli roth, inglourious basterds, melanie laurent, michael fassbender, mike myers, quentin tarantino, war

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

August 25, 2009

Quentin Weaves a Faery Tale in Nazi Occupied Europe.

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Ryan McNeil
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