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reviews 3 stars, doug jones, drama, fantasy, guillermo del toro, michael shannon, michael stuhlbarg, octavia spencer, reviews, richard jenkins, sally hawkins, the shape of water

THE SHAPE OF WATER

December 11, 2017

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adrian molina, alanna ubach, animation, anthony gonzalez, benjamin bratt, coco, edward james olmos, gabriel iglesias, gael garcia bernal, lee unkrich, pixar, reviews

COCO

November 27, 2017

It’s amazing how much love connects the head and the heart.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews amber heard, amy adams, aquaman, batman, ben affleck, ciaran hinds, connie nielsen, cyborg, dceu, diane lane, ezra miller, gal gadot, henry cavill, j.k. simmons, jason momoa, jeremy irons, joss whedon, justice league, ray fisher, reviews, superman, the flash, wonder woman, zack snyder

JUSTICE LEAGUE

November 21, 2017

In a time when we seem determined to pull ourselves apart, heroes can still come together.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, abbie cornish, caleb landry jones, comedy, crime, drama, frances mcdormand, lucas hedges, martin mcdonagh, peter dinklage, reviews, sam rockwell, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, woody harrelson, zeljko ivanek

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

November 19, 2017

Impulse, regret, and the search for solace

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, alicia silverstone, barry keoghan, bill camp, colin farrell, drama, nicole kidman, raffey cassidy, reviews, sunny suljic, the killing of a sacred deer, yorgos lanthimos

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

November 14, 2017

A long walk through beautiful rooms, each one filled with ugly moments

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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
reviews 3 stars, action, anthony hopkins, cate blanchett, chris hemsworth, comic book, idris elba, jeff goldblum, karl urban, mark ruffalo, marvel, marvel studios, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, reviews, sci-fi, Taika Waititi, tessa thompson, thor, thor: ragnarok, tom hiddleston

THOR: RAGNAROK

November 5, 2017

The God of Thunder has a pretty damned good sense of humour. Who saw that coming?

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Ryan McNeil
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