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john hurt

blind spot series 2017 blindspot series, animation, blindspot, denholm elliot, john hubley, john hurt, martin rosen, michael graham cox, richard briers, watership down, zero mostel

Blindsided by WATERSHIP DOWN

May 30, 2017

Is it wrong that I could really go for a bowl of stew right now?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, billy crudup, biopic, drama, greta gerwig, jackie, jackie kennedy, john hurt, natalie portman, pablo larraín, peter sarsgaard, reviews, richard e. grant

JACKIE

December 15, 2016

Death has a way of splintering those things for those affected. We all want to make the loss of a person about so much about us, that we lose sight of what that same loss is for others

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Ryan McNeil
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She’s Got a Way: JACKIE Trailer

October 7, 2016

When foreign directors “go Hollywood”, the results aren’t always great…sometimes though…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, ah-sung ko, alison pill, bong joon-ho, chris evans, ed harris, jamie bell, john hurt, kang-ho song, octavia spencer, snowpiercer, tilda swinton

SNOWPIERCER

July 20, 2014

How do you react when you discover what you’ve been missing out on?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, benedict cumberbatch, colin firth, drama, gary oldman, john hurt, mark strong, spy, svetlana khodchenkova, toby jones, tom hardy, tomas alfredson

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

December 23, 2011

Neither Shaken, Nor Stirred, But Still Very, Very Good.

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts alexander skarsgård, charlotte gainsbourg, eternity of dream, john hurt, kiefer sutherland, kirsten dunst, lars von trier

Episode 47

December 5, 2011

Talkin’ MELANCHOLIA with guest Lesya from Eternity of Dream. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on ideas for The Matineecast and rattle off their top five beautifully sad films.

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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
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