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Author: Ryan McNeil

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
visuals

Freeze Frame: THE CONVERSATION

Look and listen. It seems like simple instructions, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult.

Posted on June 5, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

What Am I To You? : WHAT IF Trailer

When others’ love of a genre spurs your own respect for a genre and a certain title comes along.

Posted on June 4, 2014June 9, 2014
thoughts & opinions

Off The Wall: The Best, The Favorite, and The Chasm In Between

What happens when list-making goes off the rails.

Posted on June 3, 2014June 8, 2014
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: Talkin’ Blindspots on Filmwhys

I take my talents to FT&M to discuss blindspotting.

Posted on June 2, 2014June 8, 2014
listy goodness

Oh So Many Years (My Birthday Tradition)

I celebrate my name day with the usual requisite geekiness.

Posted on June 1, 2014June 5, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched May 24 – May 30)

A low tally, a concentrated dose, and a sign of things to come.

Posted on May 31, 2014June 5, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 5 – 29 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

New friends, old friends. A little bit of everything as I wonder how I’ll survive the next 30 days.

Posted on May 30, 2014June 4, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

Every game has a winner – but often that winner won’t be us.

Posted on May 29, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

Big Red Machine: BIG HERO 6 Trailer

Is this the first animated Marvel movie?

Posted on May 28, 2014June 4, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by LE SAMOURAI

Thoughts on a patient classic in an impatient age.

Posted on May 27, 2014June 30, 2015

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