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paul giamatti

reviews 4 stars, albert brooks, animation, benicio del toro, bud cort, james franco, jeff bridges, mackenzie foy, marion cotillard, paul giamatti, paul rudd, rachel mcadams, ricky gervais, riley osborne, the little prince

THE LITTLE PRINCE

March 20, 2016

There’s a world of difference between being essential and being special.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, aldis hodge, alexandra shipp, corey hawkins, directors of colour, drama, elena goode, f. gary gray, jason mitchell, music, n.w.a., neil brown jr., o'shea jackson jr., paul giamatti, r. marcos taylor, reviews, straight outta compton

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

August 14, 2015

These are troubled times, so what better point to look back on previous times that were troubled?

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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 2 stars, action, andrew garfield, b.j. novak, chris cooper, colm feore, comic book, dane dehaan, denis leary, emma stone, felicity jones, jamie foxx, marc webb, marvel, paul giamatti, sally field, spider-man, the amazing spider-man 2

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

May 5, 2014

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, b.j. novak, bio-pic, bradley whitford, colin farrell, drama, emma thompson, jason schwartzman, paul giamatti, rachel griffiths, ruth wilson, saving mr. banks, tom hanks

SAVING MR. BANKS

December 15, 2013

An attempt to honour two creative powerhouses drifts over in disorder, catastrophe, and anarchy.

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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
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
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