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  • The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best (2011)
    Review preview for The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best

    O’Nan the writer and director consistently pulls an unexpected development or a priceless piece of dialogue from up his sleeve, ensuring you never lose interest in the tangled lives of a flawed but basically good-hearted main trio.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two musicians go on the road.
  • The Dry Land (2010)
    Review preview for The Dry Land

    Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.

    James Benefield · 2 out of 5
    A US soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.
  • Echoes Of War (2015)
    Review preview for Echoes Of War

    Wes Cardino's cinematography blends the soft golden shades we associate with a homecoming with stark empty skies and long bleak fields.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A troubled man returns from fighting in the American Civil War to start a conflict in his own rural neighbourhood.

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