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brad bird

reviews 2.5 stars, brad bird, britt robertson, damon lindelof, george clooney, hugh laurie, kathryn hahn, keegan-michael key, raffey cassidy, reviews, tim mcgraw, tomorrowland, walt disney

TOMORROWLAND

May 24, 2015

A memento from our past and a plea for our future, but not as rose-coloured as either era.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers brad bird, britt robertson, hugh laurie, judy greer, tim mcgraw, tomorrowland

One Day: TOMORROWLAND Teaser

October 12, 2014

A piece of pie after a big dinner

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' animation, brad bird, cloris leachman, eli marienthal, harry connick jr., jennifer aniston, john mahoney, the iron giant, vin diesel

2000th Post – Another Day: THE IRON GIANT

March 7, 2013

In honour of 2000 posts, I answer name the film that…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews action, anil kapoor, brad bird, jeremy renner, lea seydoux, mikael nyqvist, mission impossible: ghost protocol, mission: impossible, paula patton, simon pegg, spy, tom cruise, tom wilkinson

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL

December 18, 2011

Brad Bird Thinks Big – Very Big, and Re-Invigorates Ethan Hunt’s IMF Adventures.

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Ryan McNeil
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