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chris o’dowd

reviews 3 stars, chris o'dowd, drama, ethan hawke, jesse peretz, juliet naked, review, rose byrne

JULIET, NAKED

October 25, 2018

On fandom, fixation, and fondness.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers bob balaban, chris o'dowd, christopher guest, fred willard, harry shearer, jane lynch, jennifer coolidge, john michael higgins, parker posey, sarah baker, zach woods

Feed The Animals: MASCOTS Trailer

September 1, 2016

A brilliant band of merrymakers are ready to make TIFF and Netflix subscribers laugh.

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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 stars, australian, chris o'dowd, deborah mailman, jessica mauboy, miranda tapsell, shari sebbens, the sapphires

THE SAPPHIRES

June 6, 2013

An Australian film drops a quarter in the jukebox and gets our toes a-tappin’.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, anthony hopkins, chris hemsworth, chris o'dowd, comic book, kat dennings, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, natalie portman, rene russo, thor: the dark world, tom hiddleston

Ride The Lightning – THOR: THE DARK WORLD Trailer

May 6, 2013

Before I weigh in on IRON MAN 3, this glimpse at Marvel’s future gets me wondering about what’s in store from a box office perspective.

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Ryan McNeil
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