The Wolf Of Wall Street & American Hustle

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The Wolf Of Wall Street & American Hustle

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Jan 28, 2014

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No AFI Top 100 films here! This time we peruse and analyse 2 controversial Oscar nominees. The Wolf Of Wall Street, of course, stars Leo DiCaprio and was directed by the living legend Marty Scorsese, while the star-laden American Hustle was helmed by David O. Russell. Bring on the sex, drugs and swearing!

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Jan 28, 2014

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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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