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christian bale

reviews 4 stars, action, christian bale, Christopher Nolan, comic book, dc, dvd, gary oldman, heath ledger, maggie gyllenhaal, michael caine, morgan freeman, wally pfister

THE DARK KNIGHT

July 19, 2008

“You can either die a hero…or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, ben whishaw, bio-pic, bob dylan, bruce greenwood, cate blanchett, charlotte gainsbourg, christian bale, david cross, heath ledger, i'm not there, julianne moore, kris kristofferson, michelle williams, music, richard gere, todd haynes

I’M NOT THERE

January 8, 2008

Once upon a time you looked so fine…threw the bums a dime in your prime…didn’t you?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, 3:10 to yuma, action, alan tudyk, ben foster, christian bale, dallas roberts, drama, dvd, gretchen mol, james mangold, kevin durand, logan lerman, luke wilson, peter fonda, russell crowe, vinessa shaw, western

3:10 TO YUMA

October 8, 2007

Even bad men love their mamas…

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Ryan McNeil
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