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meryl streep

reviews 4 stars, alison brie, bob odenkirk, bradley whitford, bruce greenwood, carrie coon, david cross, drama, jesse plemons, matthew rhys, meryl streep, sarah paulson, steven spielberg, the post, tom hanks, tracy letts, zach woods

THE POST

January 5, 2018

Democracy dies in darkness.

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 2016 blindspot series, blindspot, kevin kline, meryl streep, peter macnicol, sophie's choice

Blindsided by SOPHIE’S CHOICE

January 26, 2016

Time can do funny things to a story; it can dull its sharpest edges, and present the opportunity to rewrite the narrative.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ben whishaw, brendan gleeson, carey mulligan, helena bonham-carter, meryl streep, ramola garai, sarah gavron, suffragette, trailers

A Woman’s Worth: SUFFRAGETTE Trailer

June 3, 2015

Maybe a reminder of who we were will help society understand who we should be.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, anna kendrick, billy magnussen, chris pine, christine baranski, daniel huttlestone, emily blunt, into the woods, james corden, johnny depp, lilla crawford, lucy punch, mackenzie mauzy, meryl streep, musical, reviews, rob marshall, stephen sondheim, tammy blanchard, tracey ullman

INTO THE WOODS

December 26, 2014

Once upon a time, there was a musical that longed for seven-and-twenty years to be adapted.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk amy adams, bruce dern, cate blanchett, chiwetel ejiofor, christian bale, judi dench, leonardo dicaprio, matthew mcconaughey, meryl streep, sandra bullock

The Stars Are Out Tonight (Oscar Predictions – Best Actress & Best Actor)

February 28, 2014

Wondering whether Cate can weather the storm of controversy, and musing on the apex of the McConaissance.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, abigail breslin, august: osage county, benedict cumberbatch, chris cooper, dermot mulroney, drama, ewan mcgregor, john wells, julia roberts, julianne nicholson, juliette lewis, margo martindale, meryl streep, sam shepard, tracy letts

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

January 12, 2014

With family like this, who needs enemies?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews .5 stars, alexandra roach, bio-pic, drama, jim broadbent, meryl streep

THE IRON LADY

February 12, 2012

Over the last ten or twelve years, Meryl Streep has given moviegoers some of the very best performances they have ever witnessed. This isn’t one of them.

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Ryan McNeil
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