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domhnall gleeson

reviews 3.5 stars, andy serkis, benicio del toro, billie lourd, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, john boyega, justin theroux, kelly marie tran, laura dern, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, oscar isaac, reviews, rian johnson, star wars, star wars: the last jedi

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

December 19, 2017

Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, Brian Gleeson, darren aronofsky, domhnall gleeson, drama, ed harris, javier bardem, jennifer lawrence, kristen wiig, michelle pfeiffer, mother!, reviews

MOTHER!

October 5, 2017

Abrasive, presumptuous, abhorrent, and incorrigible…but so are the times we now live in

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, domhnall gleeson, drama, leonardo dicaprio, lukas haas, reviews, the revenant, tom hardy, western, will poulter

THE REVENANT

January 10, 2016

An epic and unflinching reminder that revenge is only a temporary remedy.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adam driver, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, harrison ford, j.j. abrams, john boyega, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, max von sydow, oscar isaac, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

December 20, 2015

Turns out a lot has happened since The Death Star blew up again…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, domhnall gleeson, drama, emily bett rickards, emory cohen, irish, jessica pare, jim broadbent, julie walters, lenny abrahamson, reviews, saoirse ronan

BROOKLYN

November 20, 2015

Walking through the golden door is sometimes just the beginning. What awaits on the other side is what makes for stories like BROOKLYN.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam driver, andy serkis, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, harrison ford, j.j. abrams, john boyeg, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, max von sydow, oscar isaac, simon pegg, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

One Last Time – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer no. 3

October 20, 2015

I believe we have reached “Peak Hype”. Bask in the feeling one moment longer…

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, screenings, TIFF brooklyn, domhnall gleeson, emory cohen, jessica pare, jim broadbent, john crowley, julie walters, nick hornby, saoirse ronan, TIFF 2015

BROOKLYN plays TIFF 2015

September 15, 2015

Something sweet in the midst of all this festival heaviness.

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Ryan McNeil
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