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brad pitt

reviews 3.5 stars, adam mckay, brad pitt, christian bale, drama, karen gillian, marisa tomei, melissa leo, rafe spall, reviews, ryan gosling, steve carell, the big short

THE BIG SHORT

December 27, 2015

If the winners aren’t rejoicing, and many seem poised to lose again, then perhaps it’s time to change the rules of the game.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam mckay, brad pitt, christian bale, karen gillian, marisa tomei, melissa leo, rafe spall, ryan gosling, selena gomez, steve carell, the big short

How Much a Dollar Cost: THE BIG SHORT Trailer

November 6, 2015

I’m increasingly interested in something small becoming something big.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, anamaria marinca, brad pitt, drama, fury, jason isaacs, jon bernthal, logan lerman, michael pena, shia labeouf, war

FURY

October 20, 2014

War is messy and violent – movies about war shouldn’t be.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, brad pitt, david ayer, drama, fury, jason isaacs, jon bernthal, logan lerman, michael pena, shia labeouf, war

Pick Up a Gun – FURY Trailer

June 25, 2014

The routine continues, the site gets a tweak, and the war genre gets a new entry.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, crime, drama, goran visnjic, javier bardem, michael fassbender, natalie dormer, penelope cruz, ridley scott, rosie perez, the counselor

THE COUNSELOR

October 25, 2013

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 12 years a slave, 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, drama, garret dillahunt, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbenber, michael k. williams, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

12 YEARS A SLAVE

October 18, 2013

At an important time comes an important film; a film everyone should see, even if they only ever see it once.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, sarah paulson, steve mcqueen, TIFF 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Once in a while, one must believe the hype.

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Ryan McNeil
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