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kiera knightley

reviews 3.5 stars, allen leech, benedict cumberbatch, charles dance, drama, kiera knightley, mark strong, matthew beard, matthew goode, morten tyldum, reviews, the imitation game, tuppence middleton

THE IMITATION GAME

December 14, 2014

Is there ever such a thing as a good lie? And even if there is, why would one ever want to be a good liar?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF adam levine, begin again, can a song save your life, cee-lo green, james corden, john carney, kiera knightley, mark ruffalo, music, rob morrow, rock & roll, TIFF 2013

CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE? plays TIFF 2013

September 14, 2013

Rock & Roll is my religion, and today TIFF took me to church.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, aaron johnson, alicia vikander, anna karenina, domhnall gleeson, drama, emily watson, joe wright, jude law, kelly macdonald, kiera knightley, leo tolstoy, matthew mcfadyen, olivia williams

ANNA KARENINA

November 25, 2012

Joe Wright tells an old story in a new way. The question is whether his new way is the right way, or the wrong way?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF david cronenberg, drama, kiera knightley, michael fassbender, TIFF 2011, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel

TIFF Review: A DANGEROUS METHOD

September 14, 2011

Cronenberg Asks “…And How Did That Make You Feel?”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, dvd, kiera knightley, mark romanek, sally hawkins

NEVER LET ME GO

September 24, 2010

How Does One Prove Their Own Humanity?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, TIFF, Toronto andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, drama, kiera knightley, mark romanek, reactions, sally hawkins, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: NEVER LET ME GO

September 19, 2010

A Wonderful Film I Made the Mistake of Reading First.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers andrea riseborough, andrew garfield, carey mulligan, domhnall gleeson, drama, kiera knightley, mark romanek, sally hawkins, trailers

Young Hearts Run Free (NEVER LET ME GO Trailer)

August 4, 2010

Mark Romanek Returns to Direct a Dystopian Sci-Fi Tale.

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Ryan McNeil
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