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rose byrne

reviews 3 stars, chris o'dowd, drama, ethan hawke, jesse peretz, juliet naked, review, rose byrne

JULIET, NAKED

October 25, 2018

On fandom, fixation, and fondness.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, casey wilson, cecily strong, j.k. simmons, jason ritter, lucy punch, michael mckean, reviews, rose byrne, susan sarandon, the meddler, women in film

THE MEDDLER

May 30, 2016

Those calls you duck, and that person you avoid? They might be worth so much more than you think.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1/2 star, annie, bobby canavale, cameron diaz, jamie foxx, musical, quvenzhané wallis, reviews, rose byrne, will gluk

ANNIE

December 22, 2014

What are the odds that I can get my bottom dollar back?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, abigail spencer, adam driver, comedy, connie britton, corey stoll, dax shepard, jane fonda, jason bateman, kathryn hahn, rose byrne, shawn levy, this is where i leave you, tina fey

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

September 29, 2014

They say that you can’t go home again. Maybe they should say that you shouldn’t go home again.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, annie, bobby canavale, cameron diaz, jamie foxx, musical, quvenzhané wallis, rose byrne, will gluk

A Hard Knock Life: ANNIE Trailer

March 12, 2014

Is there perhaps one genre that lends itself to film remakes?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, aasif mandvi, comedy, dylan o'brien, john goodman, josh brener, max minghella, owen wilson, rose byrne, the internship, tiya sircar, vince vaughn

THE INTERNSHIP

June 7, 2013

This summer’s latest comedy feels a lot like ARMAGEDDON.
Just…y’know…with less asteroids and Aerosmith.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers aasif mandvi, comedy, john goodman, owen wilson, rose byrne, the internship, vince vaughn

Computer Blue – THE INTERNSHIP Trailer

February 27, 2013

A new comedy is on its way, but is anyone still amused by its stars?

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Ryan McNeil
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