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leo tolstoy

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
reviews 3 stars, bio-pic, christopher plummer, drama, dvd, helen mirren, james mcavoy, leo tolstoy, paul giamatti, the last station

THE LAST STATION

March 1, 2010

I can’t speak for everyone, I can only think of what I would want as my life’s train is pulling into its last station.

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Ryan McNeil
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