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ryan gosling

trailers action, anthony mackie, crime, drama, emma stone, giovanni ribisi, josh brolin, nick nolte, ruben fleischer, ryan gosling, sean penn

Call the Law – GANGSTER SQUAD Trailer

May 16, 2012

This could be badass, or it could just be bad…

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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
reviews 2.5 stars, action, albert brooks, carey mulligan, christina hendricks, crime, drama, nicholas winding refn, oscar isaacs, ron perlman, ryan gosling

DRIVE

September 20, 2011

Nicholas Winding Refn Gets Hollywood Actors and a Hollywood Budget, but Sticks to His Grindhouse Guns.

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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 4 stars, comedy, emma stone, julianne moore, kevin bacon, marissa tomei, romance, ryan gosling, steve carell

CRAZY STUPID LOVE

August 21, 2011

Something Seemingly So Predictable Turns Sweet, Honest, and Truly Surprising.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, michelle williams, ryan gosling

BLUE VALENTINE

January 9, 2011

A beautiful and heartbreaking ballad to a shattered relationship.

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Ryan McNeil
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