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jake lacy

reviews 4 stars, carol, carrie brownstein, cate blanchett, cory michael smith, drama, jake lacy, john magaro, kyle chandler, melodrama, reviews, rooney mara, sarah paulson, todd haynes

CAROL

December 11, 2015

Great beauty and great clarity can come by way of just one special person.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, comedy, david cross, gabe liedman, gaby hoffman, gillian robespierre, jake lacy, jenny slate, obvious child, polly draper, reviews, richard kind, rom-com, women in film

OBVIOUS CHILD

June 29, 2014

With great audacity, and great empathy, a new romantic comedy takes its place amongst the year’s best films.

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Ryan McNeil
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