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sam claflin

reviews 3 stars, action, amanda plummer, donald sutherland, elizabeth banks, francis lawrence, jeffrey wright, jena malone, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, lenny kravitz, liam hemsworth, philip seymour hoffman, sam claflin, stanley tucci, the hunger games, the hunger games: catching fire, tobey jones, woody harrelson

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

November 24, 2013

One year later, the world has grown…and the game has changed.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, adventure, bob hoskins, charlize theron, chris hemsworth, eddie marsan, fantasy, ian mcshane, kristen stewart, nick frost, ray winstone, rupert sanders, sam claflin, toby jones

SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN

June 14, 2012

Is there more story to be told? Or will another venture into a land far, far away leave us feeling dopey, sleepy, and grumpy?

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Ryan McNeil
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