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action

reviews 2.5 stars, action, ben affleck, blake lively, chris cooper, crime, dvd, heist, jeremy renner, jon hamm, pete postlethwaite, rebecca hall

THE TOWN

September 22, 2010

Shippin’ Up to Boston and Robbing It Blind.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF, Toronto action, comedy, ellen page, james gunn, kevin bacon, liv tyler, rainn wilson, reactions, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: SUPER

September 14, 2010

Shut Up Crime!

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, TIFF, Toronto action, andrew lau, hong kong, reactions, TIFF 2010

TIFF Review: LEGEND OF THE FIST – THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN

September 10, 2010

Channeling Bruce Lee and Humphrey Bogart Makes for a Cinematic Mess.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, comic book, jena malone, john hamm, oscar isaac, scott glen, trailers, vanessa hudgens

What It Feels Like For a Girl (SUCKER PUNCH Trailer)

August 11, 2010

Girl Power!

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, angelina jolie, chewitel ejiofor, dvd, liev schreiber

SALT

July 25, 2010

A Pinch of Salt Goes A Long Way, Even If The Film Wants Us To Choke Back a Whole Spoonful.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, bruce willis, dc, helen mirren, john malkovich, morgan freeman, trailers

All The old Showstoppers (RED Trailer)

July 7, 2010

Old Agents Never Die…(Insert Witty Conclusion of The Excerpt Here)

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, bradley cooper, dvd, jessica biel, liam neeson, patrick wilson, sharlto copley

THE A-TEAM

June 23, 2010

I love it when a dumb plan for a film comes together.

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Ryan McNeil
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