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drama

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
reviews 4 stars, blythe danner, brett haley, comedy, drama, hearts beat loud, jeff tweedy, kiersey clemons, music, nick offerman, reviews, sasha lane, ted danson, toni collette

HEARTS BEAT LOUD

June 26, 2018

We might want to belt the chorus, but more often than not, we hum the bridge

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, a quiet place, drama, emily blunt, horror, john krasinski, millicent simmonds, noah jupe, reviews, thriller

A QUIET PLACE

April 8, 2018

We all want a little peace and quiet, but what happens when our wants become the requirements of our survival?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, Brian Gleeson, daniel day-lewis, drama, leslie manville, paul thomas anderson, phantom thread, review, vicky krieps

PHANTOM THREAD

January 7, 2018

Being the object of affection can sometimes be less about affection and more about objects.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alison brie, bob odenkirk, bradley whitford, bruce greenwood, carrie coon, david cross, drama, jesse plemons, matthew rhys, meryl streep, sarah paulson, steven spielberg, the post, tom hanks, tracy letts, zach woods

THE POST

January 5, 2018

Democracy dies in darkness.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, amira casar, armie hammer, call me by your name, drama, esther garrel, luca guadagnino, michael stuhlbarg, reviews, timothée chalamet

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

December 21, 2017

Smell the flowers while you can

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, doug jones, drama, fantasy, guillermo del toro, michael shannon, michael stuhlbarg, octavia spencer, reviews, richard jenkins, sally hawkins, the shape of water

THE SHAPE OF WATER

December 11, 2017

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

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Ryan McNeil
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