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lenny kravitz

dvd doubleback alan rickman, alex pettyfer, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, forest whitaker, james marsden, jane fonda, john cusack, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, liev schreiber, mariah carey, minka kelly, oprah winfrey, robin williams, terrence howard, the butler, yaya alafia

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

January 5, 2014

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, amanda plummer, donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, francis lawrence, jeffrey wright, jena malone, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, lenny kravitz, liam hemsworth, philip seymour hoffman, sam claflin, stanley tucci, the hunger games, the hunger games: catching fire, tobey jones, woody harrelson

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

November 24, 2013

One year later, the world has grown…and the game has changed.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, donald sutherland, drama, elizabeth banks, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, lenny kravitz, liam hemsworth, stanley tucci, the hunger games, toby jones, wes bentley, woody harrelson

THE HUNGER GAMES

March 23, 2012

The wands have been put away and the sparkly vampires are being handed their hat. get ready for the next big young adult adaptation…one that shows true promise for all involved.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alexander ludwig, donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, gary ross, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, lenny kravitz, liam hemsworth, stanley tucci, toby jones, wes bently, woody harrelson

Children of The Revolution (THE HUNGER GAMES Trailer)

November 16, 2011

Just Another Trailer for Another Little Indie Film No One’s Gonna See…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, best of 2009, drama, dvd, gabourey sidibe, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, mariah carey, mo'nique, oprah winfrey, paula patton

PRECIOUS

December 23, 2009

If it takes a village to raise a child, what happens when the village is full of apathy and abuse?

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Ryan McNeil
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