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michael fassbender

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 couldĀ reboot it. Would we? Should we?

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Ryan McNeil
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
award talk barkhad abdi, bradley cooper, jennifer lawrence, jonah hill, julia roberts, june squibb, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, sally hawkins

Boys and Girls (Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actress & Supporting Actor)

February 27, 2014

As we begin to look at the actings races, we come across one sure bet, and one very tight race.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, crime, drama, goran visnjic, javier bardem, michael fassbender, natalie dormer, penelope cruz, ridley scott, rosie perez, the counselor

THE COUNSELOR

October 25, 2013

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, sarah paulson, steve mcqueen, TIFF 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Once in a while, one must believe the hype.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chewitel ejiofor, drama, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, quvenzhanƩ wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, steve mcqueen

Southern Man: 12 YEARS A SLAVE Trailer

July 16, 2013

Steve McQueen is back with a new film. Compared to his last one I think we can count on a lot less sex this time around.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers brad pitt, cameron diaz, cormac mccarthy, drama, javier bardem, michael fassbender, penelope cruz, ridley scott, the counselor

Bad Man’s World: THE COUNSELOR Trailer

June 26, 2013

Something tells me that this will either be amazing, or terrible.

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Ryan McNeil
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