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the counselor

the watchlist batman begins, drinking buddies, escape from tomorrow, eyes without a face, friday the 13th, logan's run, shorts not pants, stories we tell, the counselor, the story of film, the thomas crown affair

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 19 – Oct 25)

October 26, 2013

The week where I finally closed the book on The Story of Film.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, crime, drama, goran visnjic, javier bardem, michael fassbender, natalie dormer, penelope cruz, ridley scott, rosie perez, the counselor

THE COUNSELOR

October 25, 2013

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, drama, javier bardem, michael fassbender, penelope cruz, ridley scott, the counselor

Bad Man’s World: THE COUNSELOR Trailer

June 26, 2013

Something tells me that this will either be amazing, or terrible.

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Ryan McNeil
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