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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

The time for test flights is over. Now is the time for this animated series to truly stretch its wings.

Posted on June 17, 2014June 29, 2014
trailers

If I Had Wings: BIRDMAN Trailer

While I regain my footing in the middle of a crazy stretch, lets marvel in a new bit of Mexican awesomeness.

Posted on June 16, 2014June 22, 2014
festivals, nxne, reactions

LIES I TOLD MY LITTLE SISTER plays NXNE 2014

Families don’t come with baggage, they come with steamer trunks.

Posted on June 15, 2014June 20, 2014
festivals, nxne, reactions

LET’S RUIN IT WITH BABIES plays NXNE 2014

Why start a family when you can run a mobile karaoke lounge?

Posted on June 14, 2014June 19, 2014
festivals, nxne, reactions

WHOOPS! plays NXNE 2014

Mend a torn seam. Run out for ice cream. Hide a body. All in the contract of a modern marriage.

Posted on June 13, 2014June 17, 2014
nxne, reactions, site news

LA VOZ DE LOS SILENCIADOS plays NXNE 2014

NXNE returns with a new outlook on film, getting the ball rolling with a film that forces us to listen closely.

Posted on June 12, 2014June 17, 2014
trailers

Dead End Friends: BOOK OF LIFE Trailer

This might be a pretty sweet year for animation.

Posted on June 11, 2014June 17, 2014
reviews

CHEF

Jon Favreau serves up a vibrant and tasty film that considers the balance between the artist and the critic.

Posted on June 10, 2014June 15, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 113 – BLUE RUIN

Talkin’ BLUE RUIN with Alexander Huls. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on summer indies and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on June 9, 2014January 28, 2015
reviews

EDGE OF TOMORROW

An unexpectedly fun film that reminds us that if we keep trying to do something long enough, we’re bound to get it right eventually.

Posted on June 8, 2014June 14, 2014
the watchlist, top fives

Days of The Week (Films Watched June 1 – June 6)

Summer arrives in earnest and the watching increases.

Posted on June 7, 2014June 21, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 6 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

A pair of posts from the third row, a return of Reel Insight, and introspection from the Caribbean and Indonesia.

Posted on June 6, 2014June 11, 2014

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