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3.5 stars

reviews 3.5 stars, action, benicio del toro, bradley cooper, chris pratt, comic book, david bautista, djimon honsou, glenn close, guardians of the galaxy, james gunn, john c. reily, karen gillian, lee pace, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, michael rooker, sci-fi, vin diesel, zoe saldana

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

August 3, 2014

Here’s to the crazy ones…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, ah-sung ko, alison pill, bong joon-ho, chris evans, ed harris, jamie bell, john hurt, kang-ho song, octavia spencer, snowpiercer, tilda swinton

SNOWPIERCER

July 20, 2014

How do you react when you discover what you’ve been missing out on?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, drama, james grey, jeremy renner, joaquin phoenix, marion cotillard, reviews, the immigrant

THE IMMIGRANT

July 6, 2014

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, amy sedaris, bobby cannavale, chef, dustin hoffman, emjay anthony, john leguizamo, jon favreau, oliver platt, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, sofia vergara

CHEF

June 10, 2014

Jon Favreau serves up a vibrant and tasty film that considers the balance between the artist and the critic.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, bill paxton, brendan gleeson, doug liman, edge of tomorrow, emily blunt, noah taylor, reviews, sci-fi, tom cruise

EDGE OF TOMORROW

June 8, 2014

An unexpectedly fun film that reminds us that if we keep trying to do something long enough, we’re bound to get it right eventually.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, anton yelchin, drama, jeffrey wright, jim jaramusch, mia wasikowska, only lovers left alive, tilda swinton, tom hiddleston, vampires

ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

May 8, 2014

Living for entire centuries isn’t just flirting with despair and isolation. It’s a goddamned invitation.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adrien brody, bill murray, comedy, edward norton, f. murray abraham, harvey keitel, jason schwartzman, jeff goldblum, jude law, lea seydoux, mathieu amalric, owen wilson, ralph fiennes, saoirse ronan, the grand budapest hotel, tilda swinton, tom wilkinson, tony revolori, wes anderson, willem dafoe

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

March 16, 2014

Wes Anderson returns with something sweet for audiences to delight in.

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Ryan McNeil
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