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If I Had Wings: BIRDMAN Trailer

June 16, 2014

While I regain my footing in the middle of a crazy stretch, lets marvel in a new bit of Mexican awesomeness.

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Ryan McNeil
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Fortune Teller: MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT Trailer

May 22, 2014

Place your bets now folks: hit or miss?

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Ryan McNeil
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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

May 5, 2014

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

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Ryan McNeil
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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

July 3, 2012

The film so many of us thought wasn’t necessary brings more to the table than we thought it could.

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Ryan McNeil
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Call the Law – GANGSTER SQUAD Trailer

May 16, 2012

This could be badass, or it could just be bad…

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Ryan McNeil
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The Full Bug (THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Trailer)

February 8, 2012

Can he still do whatever a spider can? Do we even still care?

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Ryan McNeil
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THE HELP

December 11, 2011

Talk of Award Possibilities for Davis and Spencer Sent Me Reaching for One That’s Out of My Wheelhouse.

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Ryan McNeil
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