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taylor kitsch

reviews 2 stars, ben foster, emile hirsch, eric bana, lone survivor, mark wahlberg, peter berg, taylor kitsch

LONE SURVIVOR

February 2, 2014

What is it that makes this film feel so “twenty years ago”, and why is that not good enough any more?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, action, adventure, andrew stanton, bryan cranston, ciaran hinds, dominic west, lynn collins, mark strong, samantha morton, sci-fi, taylor kitsch, thomas haden church, willem dafoe

JOHN CARTER

March 18, 2012

Adventures across the galaxy have made for some of the very best movies in cinema history. Has Disney created the next great entry?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, comic book, danny huston, dvd, hugh jackman, liev schreiber, lynn collins, marvel, ryan reynolds, taylor kitsch, will.i.am, wolverine

X MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

May 2, 2009

A middling origin story shows that a great comic book film comes down to unquantifiable alchemy.

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Ryan McNeil
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