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luke evans

reviews 3 stars, angela robinson, bella heathcote, bio-pic, connie britton, drama, luke evans, oliver platt, professor marston and the wonder women, rebecca hall, reviews, women in film, wonder woman

PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

October 22, 2017

When unconventional love brought three people together, an icon was born.

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Ryan McNeil
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
reviews 2 stars, ben wheatley, drama, elisabeth moss, jeremy irons, luke evans, reviews, sienna miller, tom hiddleston

HIGH-RISE

June 26, 2016

Cram all of society into one narrow filing cabinet, and we shouldn’t be surprised when the cabinet breaks. The question is, do we want to watch that happen?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, cate blanchett, christopher lee, evangeline lilly, hugo weaving, ian holm, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, reviews, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

December 21, 2014

As the boat pulls into the port, it is time that we look at the river run behind us.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, christopher lee, evangeline lilly, hugo weaving, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, orlando bloom, peter jackson, richard armitage, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies

One for The Road – THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Teaser

July 31, 2014

Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga is approaching its conclusion…and for me it’s a welcome sight.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers andy serkis, benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, christopher lee, elijah wood, evangeline lilly, ian mckellan, lee pace, luke evans, martin freeman, peter jackson, richard armitage, stephen fry, the hobbit, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug

Dancing in The Dragon’s Jaws – THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Trailer

June 12, 2013

Time to do another Misty Mountain Hop

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Ryan McNeil
reviews action, drama, frida pinto, henry cavill, john hurt, luke evans, mickey rourke, stephen dorff, tarsem

IMMORTALS

November 14, 2011

Greek Gods. Pretty Pictures. Silly Story.

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Ryan McNeil
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