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emily blunt

reviews 3 stars, a quiet place, drama, emily blunt, horror, john krasinski, millicent simmonds, noah jupe, reviews, thriller

A QUIET PLACE

April 8, 2018

We all want a little peace and quiet, but what happens when our wants become the requirements of our survival?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, benicio del toro, daniel kaluuya, denis villeneuve, drama, emily blunt, jon bernthal, josh brolin, reviews, sicario, victor garber

SICARIO

September 27, 2015

One can spend a long time learning the rules of a game, only then to discover that they have no interest in playing.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF benicio del toro, daniel kaluuya, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, jon bernthal, josh brolin, sicario, TIFF 2015, victor garber

SICARIO plays TIFF 2015

September 13, 2015

Get ready for a tense and vicious walk through the land of wolves.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers benicio del toro, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, jon bernthal, josh brolin, sicario, trailers, victor garber

Border Song: SICARIO Trailer

July 2, 2015

Another hometown hero is about to be called up to the big leagues.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, anna kendrick, billy magnussen, chris pine, christine baranski, daniel huttlestone, emily blunt, into the woods, james corden, johnny depp, lilla crawford, lucy punch, mackenzie mauzy, meryl streep, musical, reviews, rob marshall, stephen sondheim, tammy blanchard, tracey ullman

INTO THE WOODS

December 26, 2014

Once upon a time, there was a musical that longed for seven-and-twenty years to be adapted.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, bill paxton, brendan gleeson, doug liman, edge of tomorrow, emily blunt, noah taylor, reviews, sci-fi, tom cruise

EDGE OF TOMORROW

June 8, 2014

An unexpectedly fun film that reminds us that if we keep trying to do something long enough, we’re bound to get it right eventually.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews animation, anime, darren criss, emily blunt, hayao miyazaki, japanese, jennifer grey, john krasinski, joseph gordon-levitt, mae whitman, mandy patinkin, martin short, stanley tucci, Studio Ghibli, the wind rises, werner herzog, william h. macy

THE WIND RISES

February 23, 2014

Maestro Miyazaki decides to play one last song, and it’s a tune with tones of home.

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Ryan McNeil
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