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oscar isaac

reviews 3.5 stars, andy serkis, benicio del toro, billie lourd, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, john boyega, justin theroux, kelly marie tran, laura dern, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, oscar isaac, reviews, rian johnson, star wars, star wars: the last jedi

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

December 19, 2017

Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1 star, black humour, coen brothers, crime, drama, george clooney, julianne moore, karimah westbrook, matt damon, noah jupe, oscar isaac, reviews

SUBURBICON

November 13, 2017

There is a world of difference between a Coen Brothers Film, and merely Coen-esque.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers action, adam driver, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, john boyega, laura dern, mark hamill, oscar isaac, rian johnson, sci-fi, star wars, star wars: the last jedi, trailers

Next Girl: STAR WARS – THE LAST JEDI Trailer

April 14, 2017

Ready for more?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews alexandra shipp, ben hardy, bryan singer, comic book, evan peters, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, josh helman, kodi smit-mcphee, lucas till, michael fassbender, nicholas hoult, olivia munn, oscar isaac, rose mcgowan, sophie turner, tye sheridan, x-men, x-men: apocalypse

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

May 29, 2016

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Walk Away from a Comic Book Franchise.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adam driver, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, harrison ford, j.j. abrams, john boyega, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, max von sydow, oscar isaac, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

December 20, 2015

Turns out a lot has happened since The Death Star blew up again…

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam driver, andy serkis, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, harrison ford, j.j. abrams, john boyeg, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, max von sydow, oscar isaac, simon pegg, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

One Last Time – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer no. 3

October 20, 2015

I believe we have reached “Peak Hype”. Bask in the feeling one moment longer…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, alex garland, alicia vikander, domhnall gleeson, drama, ex machina, oscar isaac, science fiction, sonoya mizuno

EX MACHINA

May 10, 2015

Mankind’s fascination with AI suggests a death wish, leaving us to ask ourselves how we actually want to go.

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Ryan McNeil
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