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djimon honsou

reviews 3 stars, action, asher angel, comic books, cooper andrews, david f. sandberg, dc, dceu, djimon honsou, grace fulton, jack dylan grazer, mark strong, reviews, shazam!, zachary levi

SHAZAM!

April 6, 2019

The latest DC story reminds us that being a hero isn’t about what you can do, but what you choose to do.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews, Ryan Recommends 3.5 stars, action, anna boden, annette benning, ben mendelsohn, brie larson, captain marvel, clark gregg, comic book, djimon honsou, gemma chan, jude law, lashana lynch, lee pace, marvel studios, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, ryan fleck, samuel l jackson, science fiction, women in film

CAPTAIN MARVEL

March 10, 2019

Is it possible that we all have it within ourselves to be a hero?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, benicio del toro, bradley cooper, chris pratt, comic book, david bautista, djimon honsou, glenn close, guardians of the galaxy, james gunn, john c. reily, karen gillian, lee pace, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, michael rooker, sci-fi, vin diesel, zoe saldana

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

August 3, 2014

Here’s to the crazy ones…

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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
reviews 2 stars, alan cumming, alfred molina, ben whishaw, djimon honsou, felicity jones, helen mirren, julie taymor, russell brand, shakespeare, the tempest

THE TEMPEST

January 3, 2011

Taymor’s second swing at Shakespeare doesn’t go nearly as well as her first.

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Ryan McNeil
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Island of Souls (THE TEMPEST Trailer)

October 13, 2010

Taymor Tells Another Tale of Billy the Bard.

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Ryan McNeil
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