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mcu infinity saga

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 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
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 3.5 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, ben kingsley, don cheadle, guy pearce, gwyneth paltrow, jon favreau, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, paul bettany, rebecca hall, robert downey jr, shane black

On to The Next One – IRON MAN 3 Trailer

October 23, 2012

The Avengers Initiative: Phase Two is about to begin.

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Ryan McNeil
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