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sci-fi

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
trailers ben mendelsohn, hannah john-kamen, mark rylance, olivia cooke, ready player one, sci-fi, simon pegg, steven spielberg, t.j. miller, trailer, ty sheridan

Pure Imagination: READY PLAYER ONE Trailer

July 23, 2017

Pop eats itself in the most wonderful way.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, alien: covenant, amy seimetz, billy crudup, callie hernandez, carmen ejogo, danny mcbride, demián bichir, guy pearce, james franco, katherine waterston, michael fassbender, reviews, ridley scott, sci-fi

ALIEN: COVENANT

June 25, 2017

The Alien franchise already went looking for God; five years on, it’s time to play God.

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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 2 stars, 2015, action, alan taylor, arnold schwarzenegger, emilia clarke, j.k. simmons, jai courtney, jason clarke, matt smith, reviews, sci-fi, terminator, terminator genisys

TERMINATOR GENISYS

July 6, 2015

It’s amazing what how violently a train can wreck when you take away the tracks.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers chewitel ejiofor, drew goddard, jeff daniels, jessica chastain, kate mara, kristen wiig, mackenzie davis, matt damon, michael pena, ridley scott, sci-fi, sean bean, sebastian stan, the martian

Lonely Planet Boy: THE MARTIAN Trailer

June 16, 2015

From the director of THE COUNSELOR and PROMETHE – wait, where are you going?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ben kingsley, derek luke, drama, matthew goode, ryan reynolds, sci-fi, self/less, tarsem, trailers, victor garber

Leave My Body: SELF/LESS Trailer

March 11, 2015

Failed auteur, or hired gun with panache?

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Ryan McNeil
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