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carla gugino

reviews 3 stars, action, billy crudup, carla gugino, comic book, dc, dvd, jackie earle hailey, jeffrey dean morgan, malin akerman, matthew goode, patrick wilson, stephen mchattie

THE WATCHMEN

March 8, 2009

What happens when the heroes we appoint to keep watch decide they’ve had enough of watching?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, american gangster, armand assante, carla gugino, chiwetel ejiofor, common, crime, cuba gooding jr, denzel washington, drama, dvd, idris elba, joe morton, john hawkes, josh brolin, norman reedus, ridley scott, ruby dee, russel crowe, rza, steve zaillian, ted levine

AMERICAN GANGSTER

November 3, 2007

The American Dream gets a Rude Awakening.

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Ryan McNeil
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