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cate blanchett

reviews 3 stars, action, anthony hopkins, cate blanchett, chris hemsworth, comic book, idris elba, jeff goldblum, karl urban, mark ruffalo, marvel, marvel studios, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, reviews, sci-fi, Taika Waititi, tessa thompson, thor, thor: ragnarok, tom hiddleston

THOR: RAGNAROK

November 5, 2017

The God of Thunder has a pretty damned good sense of humour. Who saw that coming?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, carol, carrie brownstein, cate blanchett, cory michael smith, drama, jake lacy, john magaro, kyle chandler, melodrama, reviews, rooney mara, sarah paulson, todd haynes

CAROL

December 11, 2015

Great beauty and great clarity can come by way of just one special person.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, ben chaplin, cate blanchett, cinderella 2015, derek jacobi, fairy tale, fantasy, hayley atwell, helena bonham-carter, holliday grainger, lily james, nonso anozie, reviews, richard madden, sophie mcshera, stellan skarsgard

CINDERELLA

March 15, 2015

Once upon a time, a classic story found a way to remind us of a simple life lesson…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, cate blanchett, christopher lee, evangeline lilly, hugo weaving, ian holm, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, reviews, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

December 21, 2014

As the boat pulls into the port, it is time that we look at the river run behind us.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers cate blanchett, christian bale, knight of cups, natalie portman, terrence malick, trailers

The Shield and The Sword: KNIGHT OF CUPS Trailer

December 17, 2014

Easy there Malick, pretty soon we’re going to be calling you Woody Allen…

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Ryan McNeil
trailers benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, christopher lee, evangeline lilly, hugo weaving, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, richard armitage, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies

One for The Road – THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Teaser

July 31, 2014

Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga is approaching its conclusion…and for me it’s a welcome sight.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, america ferrera, cate blanchett, christopher mintz-plasse, craig ferguson, dean deblois, djimon honsou, dreamworks animation, gerard butler, how to train your dragon 2, jay baruchel, jonah hill, kit harington, kristen wiig

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

June 17, 2014

The time for test flights is over. Now is the time for this animated series to truly stretch its wings.

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Ryan McNeil
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