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clint eastwood

reviews 1.5 stars, action, american sniper, bradley cooper, clint eastwood, drama, kyle gallner, reviews, sammy sheik, sienna miller, war

AMERICAN SNIPER

January 18, 2015

You always hear “I support the troops”. You gotta wonder when they’ll be supported with better filmmaking.

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Ryan McNeil
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Pick Up a Gun: AMERICAN SNIPER Trailer

November 27, 2014

Lemme know how this one works out, will ya?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews bio-pic, christopher walken, clint eastwood, erich bergen, jersey boys, john lloyd young, michael lomendo, music, musical, vincent piazza

JERSEY BOYS

June 20, 2014

I’m not mad at you Clint, I’m just very disappointed.

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Ryan McNeil
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Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You: JERSEY BOYS Trailer

April 21, 2014

After a one-year break from the traditional movie musical, Clint Eastwood gets ready to bring us back to Broadway.

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions a star is born, beyonce, clint eastwood

Somebody That I Used to Know: A Remake That Should Be Made

February 5, 2013

What if we’re supposed to see a star get born again?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, armie hammer, bio-pic, clint eastwood, drama, josh lucas, judi dench, leonardo dicaprio, naomi watts

J. EDGAR

November 13, 2011

A Remarkable Part of American History is The Subject of a Rather Unremarkable Film.

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Ryan McNeil
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In My Secret Life (J. EDGAR Trailer)

September 21, 2011

Dirty Harry Directs Jack Dawson as America’s Top Cop.

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Ryan McNeil
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