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trailers comic book, jamie bell, josh trank, kate mara, marvel, michael b. jordan, miles teller, toby kebbell

Familiar to Millions: FANTASTIC FOUR Trailer

January 28, 2015

Where have I seen this before?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ant-man, bobby canavale, comic book, corey stoll, evangeline lilly, haley atwell, judy greer, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, michael douglas, paul rudd, peyton reed

Bugs: Marvel’s ANT-MAN Trailer

January 7, 2015

Hey cool! It’s time for anoth – ….what the hell?

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions aaron taylor-johnson, avengers, chris evans, chris hemsworth, elizabeth olsen, joss whedon, mark ruffalo, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, news, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, the avengers: age of ultron, trailers

Future Reflections: THE AGE OF ULTRON and Thoughts on Marvel’s Plans

October 29, 2014

Last week I was stoked…this week though…

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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
reviews 2.5 stars, brian singer, comic book, ellen page, halle berry, hugh jackman, ian mckellan, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, marvel, michael fassbender, nicholas hoult, patrick stewart, peter dinklage, review, x-men, x-men: days of future past

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

May 25, 2014

What if we could change the past? What if we could reboot it. Would we? Should we?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, action, andrew garfield, b.j. novak, chris cooper, colm feore, comic book, dane dehaan, denis leary, emma stone, felicity jones, jamie foxx, marc webb, marvel, paul giamatti, sally field, spider-man, the amazing spider-man 2

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

May 5, 2014

Sometimes the human part of a superhuman story is just far more interesting.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews anthony mackie, anthony russo, captain america, captain america: the winter soldier, chris evans, cobie smulders, comic book, emily vancamp, joe russo, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, robert redford, samuel l jackson, scarlett johansson, sebastian stan

CAPTAN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

April 6, 2014

A remarkably grounded entry in Phase Two examines the world we live in, and its balance between freedom and fear.

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Ryan McNeil
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