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reviews 3.5 stars, action, anthony mackie, captain america, captain america: civil war, chadwick boseman, chris evans, comic book, daniel brühl, don cheadle, elizabeth olsen, emily vancamp, jeremy renner, martin freeman, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, paul bettany, paul rudd, review, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, sebastian stan, tom holland, william hurt

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

May 10, 2016

It’s not about the fight, it’s about what causes it.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, aidan gillen, ben carolan, ferdia walsh-peelo, irish, jack reynor, john carney, lucy boynton, maria doyle kennedy, mark mckenna, musical, reviews, sing street

SING STREET

April 24, 2016

Believe it: a song can save your life.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, ben kingsley, bill murray, christopher walken, giancarlo giannini, idris elba, jon favreau, lupita nyong'o, neel sethi, reviews, scarlett johansson, the jungle book

THE JUNGLE BOOK

April 17, 2016

Everything old is new again…and maybe it’s about time.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, adam driver, jeff nichols, joel edgerton, kirsten dunst, michael shannon, midnight special, reviews, sam shepard, science fiction

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

April 10, 2016

What happens when close encounters occur in the mud of the American south?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, blake jenner, comedy, everybody wants some, glen powell, j. quinton johnson, juston street, reviews, richard linklater, ryan guzman, temple barker, tyler hoechlin, wyatt russell, zoey deutch

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME

April 6, 2016

That’s the thing about these freshman boys; we get older – they stay the same age.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews batman v superman, ben affleck, dc, dceu, diane lane, gal gadot, henry cavill, holly hunter, jeremy irons, jesse eisenberg, laurence fishburn, michael shannon, reviews, zack snyder

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

March 27, 2016

Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Who’s to say?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, black comedy, cecily strong, gary cole, haley lu richardson, melissa rauch, reviews, sebastian stan, the bronze, thomas middleditch

THE BRONZE

March 24, 2016

A dirty little ditty about the dangers of believing your own hype.

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Ryan McNeil
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