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reviews 3 stars, a wrinkle in time, andre holland, ava duvernay, chris pine, deric mccabe, directors of colour, family, gugu mbatha-raw, levi miller, michael pena, mindy kaling, oprah winfrey, reese witherspoon, reviews, science fiction, storm reid, women in film, women of colour, zach galifianakis

A WRINKLE IN TIME

March 14, 2018

A tale from the past considers the darkness of the present, and acts as a beacon for the future.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, bryce dallas howard, family, isiah whitlock jr., karl urban, oakes fegley, oona laurence, pete's dragon, robert redford, wes bentley

PETE’S DRAGON

September 5, 2016

That feeling of sweet sorrow that tints some of the best movies? That’s the feeling of growing-up

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, armie hammer, family, fantasy, julia roberts, lily collins, nathan lane, tarsem

MIRROR MIRROR

April 8, 2012

Once upon a time, there was an imaginative director and talented writers that believed that there’s more to faery tales than just “Happily ever after”.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers 3-D, ben kingsley, chloe moretz, family, martin scorsese, sacha baron cohen, trailers

One Chance (HUGO Trailer)

July 20, 2011

Hey, did that Batman teaser get released? Here’s one that seems to be dividing people. On the one hand, it seems as though this film – shot in 3-D – is employing a lot of gimmickry in its look. It isn’t just going for depth, it’s going back to the cornier tricks of stuff coming…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3-D, 4 stars, animated, don rickles, dvd, family, joan cusack, john ratzenberger, lee unkrich, michael keaton, ned beatty, pixar, tim allen, tom hanks

TOY STORY 3

June 24, 2010

Once more into the breach dear friends.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3-D, 4 stars, america ferrera, animated, christopher mintz-plasse, craig ferguson, david tennant, dreamworks, dvd, family, gerard butler, jay baruchel, jonah hill, kristen wiig

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

April 11, 2010

Or How an Inconsistent Animation Studio Out “Avatar’d” AVATAR.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, animated, bill murray, comedy, dvd, family, george clooney, jason schwartzman, meryl streep, owen wilson, wes anderson, willem dafoe

THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX

December 2, 2009

Wes still has daddy issues, but now they’re a bit more animated.

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Ryan McNeil
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