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Saoirse Ronan

The Grand Budapest Hotel movie review: best exotic nonsense

Wed, Mar 11, 2015
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A grownup storybook of a movie spun out of candy-colored nonsense that challenges you to embrace its falseness and deny its romance.

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How I Live Now trailer: the apocalypse is for girls, too

Wed, Aug 28, 2013
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Ooo! A (vaguely) science-fictional action survival story… and it’s about a girl? Woo-hoo!

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who are the most interesting young actors (male and female) working today?

Mon, Aug 05, 2013
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My picks: Saoirse Ronan and Daniel Radcliffe…

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Violet & Daisy trailer: hit girls reconsider kicking ass

Wed, Jun 05, 2013
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This looks potentially interesting — Saoirse Ronan is always fascinating to watch, for one — but the fact that it’s been sitting around since 2011 perhaps isn’t a great sign.

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Stephenie Meyer has found a whole new way for teen girls to be conflicted about sex (The Host review)

Thu, Apr 04, 2013
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Did Neo come to see that the Agents had the right way of things? Did Luke eventually realize that the Empire was a stabilizing force in the galaxy? But poor Melanie is suffering from the ultimate case of Stockholm Syndrome.

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Arrietty (aka The Secret World of Arrietty) (review)

Sat, Feb 18, 2012
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While perfectly pleasant and an entirely suitable option for anyone looking to take small children to the movies, it is a disappointingly minor entry in the annals of Studio Ghibli…

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The Secret World of Arrietty (trailer)

Tue, Jan 31, 2012
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The British trailer from last year is a lot more magical than the North American trailer is trying to be…

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AWFJ announces 2011 awards

Wed, Jan 11, 2012
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So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…

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question of the day: Who was the most kickass female action film character of 2011?

Thu, Jan 05, 2012
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I gotta go with Bryony, the kickass elf Wrapping Operative Grade Three, in Arthur Christmas…

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Arrietty (trailer)

Fri, Jul 29, 2011
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For reasons mysterious, the great U.K. voice cast will all be replaced in the U.S. release next year.

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