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paul dano

reviews 3.5 stars, dan kwan, daniel radcliffe, daniel scheinert, mary elizabeth winstead, paul dano, reviews, swiss army man

SWISS ARMY MAN

July 10, 2016

It might not take much for us to get stranded on our own islands…and then what would we do?

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, screenings, TIFF harvey keitel, jane fonda, michael caine, paolo sorrentino, paul dano, rachel weisz, TIFF 2015

YOUTH plays TIFF 2015

September 13, 2015

In a good friendship, you only tell each other the good things…so here’s a few good things about a flawed film.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers beach boys, brian wilson, elizabeth banks, john cusack, love & mercy, paul dano, paul giamatti

I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times: LOVE & MERCY Trailer

March 3, 2015

That’s why God made the radio…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 12 years a slave, 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, drama, garret dillahunt, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbenber, michael k. williams, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

12 YEARS A SLAVE

October 18, 2013

At an important time comes an important film; a film everyone should see, even if they only ever see it once.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, denis villeneuve, drama, hugh jackman, jake gyllenhaal, maria bello, paul dano, prisoners, terrence howard, viola davis

PRISONERS

September 22, 2013

We like to think we know ourselves. We like to think we know what we’re capable of. Turns out, we often hold fast to the wrong

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, sarah paulson, steve mcqueen, TIFF 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Once in a while, one must believe the hype.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chewitel ejiofor, drama, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

Southern Man: 12 YEARS A SLAVE Trailer

July 16, 2013

Steve McQueen is back with a new film. Compared to his last one I think we can count on a lot less sex this time around.

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Ryan McNeil
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