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gareth edwards

reviews 2.5 stars, action, alan tudyk, ben mendelsohn, diego luna, donnie yen, felicity jones, forest whitaker, gareth edwards, genevieve o'reilly, jiang wen, jimmy smits, mads mikkelsen, riz ahmed, rogue one: a star wars story, science fiction, star wars

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

December 19, 2016

Just how well can the blanks be filled in?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, aaron taylor-johnson, action, bryan cranston, david strathairn, elizabeth olsen, gareth edwards, godzilla, juliette binoche, reviews, sally hawkins

GODZILLA

May 18, 2014

When forces of nature collide, it’s best to just stand back and look for cover.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers aaron taylor-johnson, bryan cranston, david strathairn, elizabeth olsen, gareth edwards, godzilla, juliette binoche, ken watanabe, sally hawkins

The Beast in Its Tracks: GODZILLA Trailer

March 5, 2014

We’re all just going to pretend like 1998 never happened, right?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, dvd, gareth edwards, sci-fi, scoot mcnairy, suspense, whitney able

MONSTERS

October 22, 2010

A solid road movie with a sci-fi twist

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Ryan McNeil
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