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hugh jackman

reviews 2.5 stars, action, comic book, danny huston, dvd, hugh jackman, liev schreiber, lynn collins, marvel, ryan reynolds, taylor kitsch, will.i.am, wolverine

X MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

May 2, 2009

A middling origin story shows that a great comic book film comes down to unquantifiable alchemy.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals action, comic book, geekiness, hugh jackman, marvel, posters, wolverine

Wolf Like Me (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Teaser Poster)

January 30, 2009

…sometimes a gorgeous poster can be just that simple.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, comic book, hugh jackman, marvel, ryan reynolds, trailers, will.i.am, wolverine

Hungry Like a Wolf (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Trailer)

December 16, 2008

One of my favorite things about this time of year is how audiences start getting trailers for next year’s big ticket movies and get appropriately geeked out. Right on cue, we have Hugh Jackman getting his Logan on once again in the upcoming X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE. Commence geeking out in 3…2…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, baz luhrman, drama, dvd, epic, hugh jackman, nicole kidman, romance

AUSTRALIA

November 29, 2008

What has become of the epic?

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Ryan McNeil
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