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trailers action, blackhat, chris hemsworth, drama, michael mann, viola davis, wei tang

Gunshots by Computer: BLACKHAT Trailer

October 7, 2014

I find myself stoked for a new Michael mann film…but I’m thinking I might be the only one

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, TIFF action, big game, felicity huffman, jalmari helander, jim broadbent, ray stevenson, samuel l jackson, TIFF 2014, victor garber

BIG GAME plays TIFF 2014

September 8, 2014

It’s not enough to act fun, sometimes you actually have to be fun.

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Ryan McNeil
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
trailers action, charlize theron, george miller, mad max: fury road, nicholas hoult, tom hardy, zoe kravit

Road to Hell – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Trailer

July 28, 2014

Y’all ready for another ride?

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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 stars, action, andy serkis, dawn of the planet of the apes, gary oldman, jason clarke, keri russell, kodi smit-mcphee, matt reeves, reviews, sci-fi, toby kebbell

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

July 13, 2014

It’s evolution baby….

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, brad pitt, david ayer, drama, fury, jason isaacs, jon bernthal, logan lerman, michael pena, shia labeouf, war

Pick Up a Gun – FURY Trailer

June 25, 2014

The routine continues, the site gets a tweak, and the war genre gets a new entry.

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Ryan McNeil
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