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gemma chan

reviews, Ryan Recommends 3.5 stars, action, anna boden, annette benning, ben mendelsohn, brie larson, captain marvel, clark gregg, comic book, djimon honsou, gemma chan, jude law, lashana lynch, lee pace, marvel studios, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, ryan fleck, samuel l jackson, science fiction, women in film

CAPTAIN MARVEL

March 10, 2019

Is it possible that we all have it within ourselves to be a hero?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, awkwafina, chris pang, constance wu, crazy rich asians, gemma chan, harry shum jr., henry golding, jimmy o. yang, jing lusi, jon chu, ken jeong, lisa lu, michelle yeoh, nico santos, remy hii, romance, romantic comedy, ronny chang, ronny chieng, sonoya mizuno

CRAZY RICH ASIANS

August 19, 2018

In life, and in love, you can’t play not to lose.

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Ryan McNeil
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