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Beautiful Pain (ATOMIC BLONDE Trailer)

March 10, 2017

Ass-kicking, or ass-leering. What are we in for?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews animation, art parkinson, charlize theron, george takei, kubo and the two strings, laika, matthew mcconaughey, ralph fiennes, rooney mara, travis knight

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

August 25, 2016

There is no future, there is no past…

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Ryan McNeil
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

May 17, 2015

It’s amazing what can happen when you pull over and ask for directions.

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Ryan McNeil
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Past in Present: DARK PLACES Trailer

March 10, 2015

A Finch in the film is worth two in the…damnit, I had something for this.

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Ryan McNeil
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Road to Hell – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Trailer

July 28, 2014

Y’all ready for another ride?

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Ryan McNeil
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Stolen Horses: A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST Trailer

February 5, 2014

I wasn’t all that sure about TED either…but then I started laughing.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, adventure, bob hoskins, charlize theron, chris hemsworth, eddie marsan, fantasy, ian mcshane, kristen stewart, nick frost, ray winstone, rupert sanders, sam claflin, toby jones

SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN

June 14, 2012

Is there more story to be told? Or will another venture into a land far, far away leave us feeling dopey, sleepy, and grumpy?

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Ryan McNeil
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