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kodi smit-mcphee

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THE POWER OF THE DOG plays TIFF 2021

September 11, 2021

Jane Campion turns her camera towards a male protagonist, and makes no bones about just how toxic he is.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews alexandra shipp, ben hardy, bryan singer, comic book, evan peters, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, josh helman, kodi smit-mcphee, lucas till, michael fassbender, nicholas hoult, olivia munn, oscar isaac, rose mcgowan, sophie turner, tye sheridan, x-men, x-men: apocalypse

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

May 29, 2016

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Walk Away from a Comic Book Franchise.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, ben mendelsohn, caren pistorius, john maclane, kodi smit-mcphee, michael fassbender, reviews, rory mccann, western

SLOW WEST

June 14, 2015

Anyone can set off on a journey, but it takes a certain sort of survivor to reach their destination.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, andy serkis, dawn of the planet of the apes, gary oldman, jason clarke, keri russell, kodi smit-mcphee, matt reeves, reviews, sci-fi, toby kebbell

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

July 13, 2014

It’s evolution baby….

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, chloe moretz, dvd, elias koteas, horror, kodi smit-mcphee, richard jenkins, vampires

LET ME IN

October 1, 2010

Or “How To Adapt and Remake a Foreign Film Well”

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: LET ME IN

September 15, 2010

You Want It – You Got it.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, apocalyptic, charlize theron, cormac mccarthy, drama, dvd, garret dillahunt, guy pearce, john hillcoat, kodi smit-mcphee, michael k. williams, molly parker, robert duvall, the road, viggo mortensen

THE ROAD

November 30, 2009

Sometimes it’s best just to keep putting one foot in front of the other; Lest you stop and wonder why it is you continue to walk at all.

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Ryan McNeil
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