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ben mendelsohn

reviews, Ryan Recommends 3.5 stars, action, anna boden, annette benning, ben mendelsohn, brie larson, captain marvel, clark gregg, comic book, djimon honsou, gemma chan, jude law, lashana lynch, lee pace, marvel studios, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, ryan fleck, samuel l jackson, science fiction, women in film

CAPTAIN MARVEL

March 10, 2019

Is it possible that we all have it within ourselves to be a hero?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, ben mendelsohn, lena waithe, mark rylance, olivia cooke, ready player one, reviews, simon pegg, steven spielberg, t.j. miller, tye sheridan, zak penn

READY PLAYER ONE

March 29, 2018

At his most self-aware, Steven Spielberg asks if we are defined by what we love, or simply that we can love at all?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ben mendelsohn, hannah john-kamen, mark rylance, olivia cooke, ready player one, sci-fi, simon pegg, steven spielberg, t.j. miller, trailer, ty sheridan

Pure Imagination: READY PLAYER ONE Trailer

July 23, 2017

Pop eats itself in the most wonderful way.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, alan tudyk, ben mendelsohn, diego luna, donnie yen, felicity jones, forest whitaker, gareth edwards, genevieve o'reilly, jiang wen, jimmy smits, mads mikkelsen, riz ahmed, rogue one: a star wars story, science fiction, star wars

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

December 19, 2016

Just how well can the blanks be filled in?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, ben mendelsohn, caren pistorius, john maclane, kodi smit-mcphee, michael fassbender, reviews, rory mccann, western

SLOW WEST

June 14, 2015

Anyone can set off on a journey, but it takes a certain sort of survivor to reach their destination.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, andrew dominik, ben mendelsohn, brad pitt, crime, garret dillahunt, james gandolfini, killing them softly, ray liotta, richard jenkins, scoot mcnairy

KILLING THEM SOFTLY

December 2, 2012

These are tough economic times for everyone – even the criminal underworld. At least, that’s what a this film wants you to believe.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF ben mendelsohn, bradley cooper, bruce greenwood, dane dehaan, derek cianfrance, emory cohen, eva mendes, mahershala ali, ray liotta, rose byrne, ryan gosling, the place beyond the pines, TIFF 2012

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES Plays TIFF 2012

September 9, 2012

Faster than you can say “Hey Girl”, a new film staring Ryan Gosling shows you one thing and does another.

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Ryan McNeil
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