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drama

reviews 3.5 stars, alexander payne, amara miller, beau bridges, drama, george clooney, judy greer, matthew lillard, nick krause, robert forster, shailene woodley

THE DESCENDANTS

December 4, 2011

Death is Never The End of The Story: It’s Just the Start of Chapters You Never Knew Were Written.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, carey mulligan, directors of colour, drama, michael fassbender, shame, steve mcqueen

SHAME

December 2, 2011

It’s Not Dirty, It’s Arty. Alright, Maybe It’s a Little Dirty…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, alexander skarsgård, chalotte rampling, charlotte gainsbourg, drama, john hurt, kiefer sutherland, kirsten dunst, lars von trier, stelan skarsgård

MELANCHOLIA

November 27, 2011

Lars Von Trier Takes Us On A Long, Sad Walk…A Very Beautiful, Long, Sad, Walk.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews action, drama, frida pinto, henry cavill, john hurt, luke evans, mickey rourke, stephen dorff, tarsem

IMMORTALS

November 14, 2011

Greek Gods. Pretty Pictures. Silly Story.

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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
trailers carey mulligan, drama, michael fassbender, steve mcqueen

Dirty Day (SHAME Trailer)

November 2, 2011

Fassbender Plays a Chap Who Just Can’t Get Enough…So Much So That He Earns His Film an NC-17 Rating.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, aaron eckhart, amber heard, bio-pic, bruce robinson, drama, giovanni ribisi, johnny depp, michael rispoli, richard jenkins

THE RUM DIARY

October 30, 2011

A Messy Look at The Origins of Gonzo Journalism and The War on Bastards

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Ryan McNeil
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