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riz ahmed

reviews 2.5 stars, action, alan tudyk, ben mendelsohn, diego luna, donnie yen, felicity jones, forest whitaker, gareth edwards, genevieve o'reilly, jiang wen, jimmy smits, mads mikkelsen, riz ahmed, rogue one: a star wars story, science fiction, star wars

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

December 19, 2016

Just how well can the blanks be filled in?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, bill paxton, dan gilroy, drama, jake gyllenhaal, kevin rahm, nightcrawler, rene russo, riz ahmed

NIGHTCRAWLER

October 31, 2014

Ambition is a great thing, but not when it leaves the rest of us feeling so rotten

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Ryan McNeil
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