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josh gad

reviews 1 star, audra mcdonald, beauty and the beast 2017, bill condon, dan stevens, emma thompson, emma watson, ewan mcgregor, fantasy, gugu mbatha-raw, hattie morahan, ian mckellan, josh gad, kevin kline, luke evans, reviews, stanley tucci, walt disney

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

March 18, 2017

Tale as old as time, told so shoddily…

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam sandler, brian cox, chris columbus, jane krakowski, josh gad, kevin james, michelle monaghan, peter dinklage, pixels, sean bean

Video Games: PIXELS Trailer

March 18, 2015

Oh Adam, what have you got in store for us now?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, ashley greene, comedy, drama, jim parsons, joey king, josh gad, kate hudson, mandy patinkin, pierce gagnon, wish i was here, zach braff

WISH I WAS HERE

July 25, 2014

That one movie that totally changed our lives has a spiritual sequel. But will that sequel speak to what our lives have totally changed into?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alan tudyk, animation, chris buck, ciaran hinds, disney, frozen, idina menzel, jennifer lee, jonathan groff, josh gad, kristin bell, robert lopez, santino fontana, women in film

FROZEN

December 6, 2013

Once again, Disney has awaken Sleeping Beauty…and this time, she’s ready to take on the world.

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Ryan McNeil
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