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oscar isaac, inside llewyn davis
trailers adam driver, carey mulligan, coen brothers, comedy, f. murray abraham, garrett hedlund, inside llewyn davis, john goodman, justin timberlake, music, oscar isaac

Lonesome Day Blues: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Trailer

January 30, 2013

I didn’t even need to watch this trailer to know I’d be seeing this film. Now that I have though…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, bruce greenwood, denzel washington, don cheadle, drama, flight, john goodman, kelly reilly, melissa leo, robert zemeckis

FLIGHT

December 18, 2012

Sometimes, when you do something heroic, you get to walk away the hero and bask in the glory. Other times, the hero has to answer a question or two, and prove their heroism is deserved.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alan arkin, argo, ben affleck, bryan cranston, chris messina, drama, john goodman, kyle chandler, rory cochrane, scoot mcnairy, spy, tate donovan, taylor schilling, victor garber, zeljko ivanek

ARGO

October 21, 2012

It’s amazing what can get accomplished when people put ego aside and decide to co-operate.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alan arkin, argo, ben affleck, bryan cranston, chris messina, john goodman, kyle chandler, scoot mcnairy, victor garber

Rescue Blues – ARGO Trailer

May 10, 2012

The man who once played with animal crackers on an actress’ midriff is all growns up…and seems to be one badass director.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, drama, geoffrey rush, john goodman, max von sydow, sandra bullock, stephen daldry, thomas horn, tom hanks, viola davis

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

February 6, 2012

The world is not just about what you know, it’s about looking around to better understand what you don’t.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, b&w, berenice bejo, foreign, french, james cromwell, jean dujardin, john goodman, malcolm macdowell, michel hazanavicius, penelope ann miller, silnet

THE ARTIST

December 9, 2011

Sometimes a Film Can Say an Awful Lot Without Uttering a Word.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews horror, john goodman, kerry bishé, kevin pollak, kevin smith, melissa leo, michael angarano, stephen root, thriller

RED STATE

October 3, 2011

Have You Heard? Hardcore Fundamentalist Christians are Crazy.

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Ryan McNeil
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