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The Contenders: THE WIFE

February 4, 2019

A frontrunner for Best Actress does so very much with so little.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, benicio del toro, bradley cooper, chris pratt, comic book, david bautista, djimon honsou, glenn close, guardians of the galaxy, james gunn, john c. reily, karen gillian, lee pace, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, michael rooker, sci-fi, vin diesel, zoe saldana

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

August 3, 2014

Here’s to the crazy ones…

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Ryan McNeil
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