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chris o’dowd

trailers chris o'dowd, comedy, deborah mailman, jessica mauboy, miranda tapsell, music, shari sebbens, the sapphires, wayne blair

Sweet Soul Music – THE SAPPHIRES Trailer

February 13, 2013

Another upcoming film that looks familiar, and a bit of an explanation.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, albert brooks, chris o'dowd, comedy, john lithgow, judd apatow, leslie mann, megan fox, melissa mccarthy, paul rudd, this is 40

THIS IS 40

December 23, 2012

When you weren’t looking, we became a culture of grown-up children. Now Hollywood’s most notorious man-child wants to shine a light on the state of things. Is he the right man for the job?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, bridesmaids, chris o'dowd, comedy, ellie kempre, jon hamm, kristen wiig, maya rudolph, melissa mccarthy, rebel wilson, rose byrne, wendi mclendon-covey

BRIDESMAIDS

May 15, 2011

Kristen Wiig and Judd Apatow Pull Off the Biggest Bait-and-Switch of The Year.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, bruce greenwood, chris o'dowd, comedy, dvd, jay roach, jermaine clement, kristen schaal, lucy punch, paul rudd, steve carell, zach galifianakis

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS

August 1, 2010

It’s Not Funny…It’s Just Mean

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, chris o'dowd, comedy, dvd, jeff bridges, jillian anderson, kirsten dunst, megan fox, simon pegg

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE

October 13, 2008

It’s just a velvet rope, but to so many of us it might as well be a concrete wall. However does one get past it and make it “inside”?

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Ryan McNeil
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