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ezra miller

reviews 3.5 stars, alison sudol, callum turner, claudia kim, david yates, eddie redmayne, ezra miller, fantastic beasts, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindewald, fantasy, j.k. rowling, johnny depp, jude law, katherine waterston, wizarding world, zoe kravitz

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDEWALD

November 16, 2018

The Wizarding World has begun to age. With age comes wisdom…sometimes clarity…and occasionally regret.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews amber heard, amy adams, aquaman, batman, ben affleck, ciaran hinds, connie nielsen, cyborg, dceu, diane lane, ezra miller, gal gadot, henry cavill, j.k. simmons, jason momoa, jeremy irons, joss whedon, justice league, ray fisher, reviews, superman, the flash, wonder woman, zack snyder

JUSTICE LEAGUE

November 21, 2017

In a time when we seem determined to pull ourselves apart, heroes can still come together.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, amy schumer, bill hader, brie larson, colin quinn, comedy, ezra miller, john cena, judd apatow, lebron james, method man, tilda swinton, trainwreck, vanessa bayer

TRAINWRECK

July 20, 2015

Who needs romance when you can buy wine by the box?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, drama, dylan mcdermott, emma watson, erin wilhelmi, ezra miller, joan cusack, kate walsh, logan lerman, mae whitman, melanie lynskey, paul rudd, stephen chbosky, the perks of being a wallflower

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

October 7, 2012

Is there another world?

Is there a better world?

Well there must be…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, ezra miller, john c. reilly, lynne ramsay, thriller, tilda swinton, we need to talk about kevin

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

February 19, 2012

Sometimes you can follow the best parenting book to the letter, and still have a child that is truly screwed up.

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Ryan McNeil
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