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bill murray

reviews 3 stars, ben kingsley, bill murray, christopher walken, giancarlo giannini, idris elba, jon favreau, lupita nyong'o, neel sethi, reviews, scarlett johansson, the jungle book

THE JUNGLE BOOK

April 17, 2016

Everything old is new again…and maybe it’s about time.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alec baldwin, aloha, bill murray, bradley cooper, cameron crowe, danny mcbride, emma stone, jennifer garner, romantic comedy, trailers

Beach Boy Blues: ALOHA Trailer

February 13, 2015

There’s the director Crowe was, the director Crowe wants to be, and the director he might well be again.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, bill murray, chris o'dowd, comedy, jaeden lieberher, melissa mccarthy, naomi watts, reviews, st. vincent, terrence howard

ST. VINCENT

October 19, 2014

Peace be with you. A reading from The Gospel according to Bill…

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, TIFF bill murray, chris o'dowd, comedy, jaeden lieberher, melissa mccarthy, naomi watts, st. vincent, theodore melfi, TIFF 2014

ST. VINCENT plays TIFF 2014

September 6, 2014

When a master picks up his instrument, you seldom care what the master chooses to play.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers bill murray, chris o'dowd, comedy, jaeden lieberher, melissa mccarthy, naomi watts, st. vincent, terrence howard, theodore melfi, TIFF 2014

Father Figure: ST. VINCENT Trailer

July 9, 2014

Bill’s back, and seems like he’s as wiley as ever.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adrien brody, bill murray, comedy, edward norton, f. murray abraham, harvey keitel, jason schwartzman, jeff goldblum, jude law, lea seydoux, mathieu amalric, owen wilson, ralph fiennes, saoirse ronan, the grand budapest hotel, tilda swinton, tom wilkinson, tony revolori, wes anderson, willem dafoe

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

March 16, 2014

Wes Anderson returns with something sweet for audiences to delight in.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews bill murray, bob balaban, cate blanchett, george clooney, hugh bonneville, jean dujardin, john goodman, matt damon, the monuments men

THE MONUMENTS MEN

February 9, 2014

George Clooney steps back behind his easel and shows us that while his concepts are strong, his brushstrokes lack technique.

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Ryan McNeil
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