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benedict cumberbatch

reviews 3 stars, abigail breslin, august: osage county, benedict cumberbatch, chris cooper, dermot mulroney, drama, ewan mcgregor, john wells, julia roberts, julianne nicholson, juliette lewis, margo martindale, meryl streep, sam shepard, tracy letts

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

January 12, 2014

With family like this, who needs enemies?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 12 years a slave, 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, drama, garret dillahunt, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbenber, michael k. williams, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

12 YEARS A SLAVE

October 18, 2013

At an important time comes an important film; a film everyone should see, even if they only ever see it once.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, sarah paulson, steve mcqueen, TIFF 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Once in a while, one must believe the hype.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chewitel ejiofor, drama, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhané wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

Southern Man: 12 YEARS A SLAVE Trailer

July 16, 2013

Steve McQueen is back with a new film. Compared to his last one I think we can count on a lot less sex this time around.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers andy serkis, benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, christopher lee, elijah wood, evangeline lilly, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, peter jackson, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug

Dancing in The Dragon’s Jaws – THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Trailer

June 12, 2013

Time to do another Misty Mountain Hop

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, alice eve, anton yelchin, benedict cumberbatch, bruce greenwood, chris pine, jj abrams, john cho, karl urban, peter weller, simon pegg, star trek, star trek into darkness, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

May 19, 2013

Once again we “boldly go”, but this time it feels like some men have gone there before.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers anton yelchin, benedict cumberbatch, bruce greenwood, chris pine, IMAX, j.j. abrams, john cho, karl urban, simon pegg, star trek, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

Under a Blood Red Sky – STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS Trailer

December 19, 2012

Ready to boldly go back?

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Ryan McNeil
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