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reviews 3 stars, amy schumer, bill hader, brie larson, colin quinn, comedy, ezra miller, john cena, judd apatow, lebron james, method man, tilda swinton, trainwreck, vanessa bayer

TRAINWRECK

July 20, 2015

Who needs romance when you can buy wine by the box?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers american ultra, bill pullman, comedy, connie britton, jesse eisenberg, kristen stewart, tony hale, topher grace

I Wish I Was a Spy: AMERICAN ULTRA Trailer

June 24, 2015

When July turns to August, look out…

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 1924, 2015 blindspot, blindspot, buster keaton, comedy, kathryn mcguire, silent film

Blindsided by SHERLOCK, JR.

April 21, 2015

Trying to do two things at once and expecting to do justice to both.

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 1979, 2015 blindspot, bernadette peters, blindspot, carl reiner, comedy, jackie mason, steve martin, the jerk

Blindsided by THE JERK

March 31, 2015

A lot of idiocy, a little romance, and the perfect amount of innocence allow certain comedies to endure.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, adam sandler, ben vereen, chris rock, comedy, gabrielle union, j.b. smoove, jay pharoah, jerry seinfeld, kevin hart, leslie jones, rosario dawson, sherri shepherd, top five, tracey morgan, whoopi goldberg

TOP FIVE

December 12, 2014

What’s on your top five list? For me, this film certainly makes the cut.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam driver, amanda seyfried, ben stiller, comedy, naomi watts, noah baumbach, trailers, while we're young

Our Generation: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Trailer

December 7, 2014

Getting old sucks, but being young doesn’t seem so hot either.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ben vereen, cedric the entertainer, chris rock, comedy, gabrielle union, j.b. smoove, kevin hart, leslie jones, rosario dawson, top five, tracy morgan, whoopi goldberg

Crooked Smile: TOP FIVE Trailer

November 19, 2014

Just trust me…

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Ryan McNeil
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