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ludacris

reviews 3.5 stars, british, comedy, crime, dvd, gerard butler, guy ritchie, idris elba, jamie campbell bower, jeremy piven, ludacris, mark strong, rocknrolla, thandie newton, tom hardy, tom wilkinson

ROCKNROLLA

October 11, 2008

There’s no school like the old school.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, comedy, elizabeth banks, fred claus, holiday movies, john michael higgins, kathy bates, kevin spacey, ludacris, miranda richardson, paul giamatti, rachel weisz, vince vaughn

FRED CLAUS

November 11, 2007

Is it my imagination or do most modern Christmas films deserve a spot on the “naughty” list?

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Ryan McNeil
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