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bryan cranston

reviews 3 stars, aaron taylor-johnson, action, bryan cranston, david strathairn, elizabeth olsen, gareth edwards, godzilla, juliette binoche, reviews, sally hawkins

GODZILLA

May 18, 2014

When forces of nature collide, it’s best to just stand back and look for cover.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers aaron taylor-johnson, bryan cranston, david strathairn, elizabeth olsen, gareth edwards, godzilla, juliette binoche, ken watanabe, sally hawkins

The Beast in Its Tracks: GODZILLA Trailer

March 5, 2014

We’re all just going to pretend like 1998 never happened, right?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alan arkin, argo, ben affleck, bryan cranston, chris messina, drama, john goodman, kyle chandler, rory cochrane, scoot mcnairy, spy, tate donovan, taylor schilling, victor garber, zeljko ivanek

ARGO

October 21, 2012

It’s amazing what can get accomplished when people put ego aside and decide to co-operate.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF adam driver, alan ball, american beauty, bryan cranston, christina hendricks, george strombolopolous, jason reitman, mae whitman, nick kroll, paul scheer, sarah gadon, TIFF 2012

Jason Reitman’s AMERICAN BEAUTY Table Read plays TIFF 2012

September 7, 2012

Thirteen years after AMERICAN BEAUTY took the TIFF Audience Choice Award, the festival brings it back for an encore…a very special encore.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, action, bill nighy, bryan cranston, colin farrell, jessica biel, kate beckinsale, len wiseman, sci-fi

TOTAL RECALL

August 5, 2012

The strangest thing about waking up from a dream? It’s surprisingly tricky to go back to sleep and fall back into the same dream.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alan arkin, argo, ben affleck, bryan cranston, chris messina, john goodman, kyle chandler, scoot mcnairy, victor garber

Rescue Blues – ARGO Trailer

May 10, 2012

The man who once played with animal crackers on an actress’ midriff is all growns up…and seems to be one badass director.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, bill nighy, bryan cranston, colin farrell, jessica biel, john cho, kate beckinsale, sci-fi

Dream a Little Dream – TOTAL RECALL Trailer

April 11, 2012

This August, they will remember it for you wholesale.

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Ryan McNeil
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