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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

TOP FIVE

What’s on your top five list? For me, this film certainly makes the cut.

Posted on December 12, 2014December 18, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 11 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

What’s She’s Having talks Cusack, Lindsey goes to The Redford, and Nick might finally get me to watch a dvd.

Posted on December 11, 2014December 16, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: THE MUPPET MOVIE

Life’s like a movie; write your own ending…

Posted on December 10, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

A Miracle Would Happen: THE LAST 5 YEARS Trailer

Order your flowers…book the restaurant…and plan to spend Valentine’s Day with Cathy and Jamie.

Posted on December 9, 2014December 14, 2014
award talk

Intriguing Possibilities – Step One on The Road to The 87th Oscars

Shall we begin?

Posted on December 8, 2014December 13, 2014
trailers

Our Generation: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Trailer

Getting old sucks, but being young doesn’t seem so hot either.

Posted on December 7, 2014December 13, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched November 29 – December 5)

It’s only a movie…it’s only a movie…it’s only a movie…

Posted on December 6, 2014December 11, 2014
reviews

WILD

One woman’s journey of more than one thousand miles began with more than several single steps backwards.

Posted on December 5, 2014December 11, 2014
visuals

David Ehrlich’s 2014 Best in Film Video Countdown

It’s been a great year gang, and if you don’t think so, David Ehrlic would beg to differ.

Posted on December 4, 2014December 9, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: TO BE OR NOT TO BE

What used to be a joke is now par for the course.

Posted on December 3, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

Wake Up Time – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer

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

Posted on December 2, 2014December 8, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 125 – FOXCATCHER

Talkin’ FOXCATCHER with guest Kurt Halfyard from Row Three. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on actors playing against type, and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on December 1, 2014January 28, 2015

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