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paul giamatti

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
trailers david cronenberg, jay baruchel, juliette binoche, k'naan, kevin durand, paul giamatti, robert pattinson, samantha morton

Some Weird Sin – COSMOPOLIS Trailer

March 28, 2012

What’s up next for Edward Cullen?

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts evan rachel wood, film cynics, george clooney, marissa tomei, paul giamatti, phillip seymour hoffman, ryan gosling, steve johnston

Episode 44

October 23, 2011

Talkin’ THE IDES OF MARCH with guest Steve Johnston. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on Ryan’s continuing horror education and rattle off their top five moments of film betrayal.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, geoffrey wright, george clooney, jennifer ehle, marissa tomei, paul giamatti, phillip seymour hoffman, politics, ryan gosling, the ides of march

THE IDES OF MARCH

October 7, 2011

Politics Can Be a Dirty Game. But the Politics of Politics is More Than Just Dirty: It’s Downright Bloody.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF drama, evan rachel wood, george clooney, marissa tomei, paul giamatti, phillip seymour hoffman, politics, ryan gosling, the ides of march, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: THE IDES OF MARCH

September 11, 2011

Clooney Gets Back Behind the Camera to Tell a Tale of The Politics Involved With Politics.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, bradley cooper, comedy, ed helms, paul giamatti, todd phillips, zach galifianakis

THE HANGOVER 2

June 2, 2011

It’s all happening again. No really – it’s all happening again.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' adam goldberg, another day, barry pepper, bryan cranston, dvd, edward burns, giovanni ribisi, jeremy davies, matt damon, nathan fillion, paul giamatti, saving private ryan, steven spielberg, ted danson, tom hanks, vin diesel, war

Another Day: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

March 24, 2011

The first time you watch it, you will be overwhelmed by its battle scenes. Watch this film a second time, and you realize its true heart beats in between those epic battles.

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Ryan McNeil
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