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star wars

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
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Next Girl: STAR WARS – THE LAST JEDI Trailer

April 14, 2017

Ready for more?

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Ryan McNeil
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
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Episode 149 – THE FORCE AWAKENS or “The Gay Straight Man”

December 21, 2015

Talkin’ THE FORCE AWAKENS with Andrew James.

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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
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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
trailers action, adam driver, andy serkis, 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, sci-fi, star wars, star wars: the force awakens, trailers, warwick davis

Wake Up Time – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer

December 2, 2014

For at least a year, I’ve been saying “Talk to me when there’s a trailer”.

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Ryan McNeil
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