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chiwetel ejiofor

award talk amy adams, bruce dern, cate blanchett, chiwetel ejiofor, christian bale, judi dench, leonardo dicaprio, matthew mcconaughey, meryl streep, sandra bullock

The Stars Are Out Tonight (Oscar Predictions – Best Actress & Best Actor)

February 28, 2014

Wondering whether Cate can weather the storm of controversy, and musing on the apex of the McConaissance.

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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
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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