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marvel

trailers anna paquin, 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, x-men, x-men: days of future past

Back to Before – X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

March 26, 2014

Fox’s corner of The Marvel Universe gets ready to play their greatest hits.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, alan taylor, anthony hopkins, chris hemsworth, christopher eccleston, idris elba, kat dennings, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, natalie portman, ray stevenson, rene russo, thor, thor: the dark world, tom hiddleston, zachary levi

THOR: THE DARK WORLD

November 10, 2013

Whatever story we are told, should it be worthy, shall possess our adoration for Thor. The question is, is this film worthy?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers anthony mackie, captain america, chris evans, colbie smulders, dominic cooper, hayley atwell, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, robert redford, samuel l jackson, scarlett johansson, sebastian stan, toby jones, winter soldier

Coldest Winter: CAPTAIN AMERICA – WINTER SOLDIER Trailer

October 28, 2013

Anyone else suddenly far more confident in Phase Two?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, comic book, famke janssen, hal yamanouchi, hiroyuki sanada, hugh jackman, james mangold, marvel, rila fukushima, svetlana khodchenkova, tao okamoto, the wolverine, wolverine

THE WOLVERINE

July 28, 2013

The summer’s final comic book film arrives…and potentially signals the beginning of something great.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, ben kingsley, comic book, don cheadle, guy pearce, gwyneth paltrow, iron man 3, jon favreau, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, paul bettany, rebecca hall, robert downey jr, shane black

IRON MAN 3

May 8, 2013

Tony Stark finds himself on his most difficult mission yet: fighting back.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, anthony hopkins, chris hemsworth, chris o'dowd, comic book, kat dennings, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, natalie portman, rene russo, thor: the dark world, tom hiddleston

Ride The Lightning – THOR: THE DARK WORLD Trailer

May 6, 2013

Before I weigh in on IRON MAN 3, this glimpse at Marvel’s future gets me wondering about what’s in store from a box office perspective.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, comic book, famke janssen, hugh jackman, james mangold, marvel, the wolverine, wolverine

Tokyo Storm Warning – THE WOLVERINE Trailer

March 27, 2013

Hugh Jackman is done singing about French insurrection…and ready to resume kicking ass.

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Ryan McNeil
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