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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

Perhaps the allure of folk music is the quiet comfort in hearing about characters who have it worse than us.

Posted on December 22, 2013December 27, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Dec 14 – Dec 20)

I might have taken my final trip to the multiplex for the year. If that’s the case, I have a few thoughts on what I saw while I was there.

Posted on December 21, 2013December 25, 2013
reviews

AMERICAN HUSTLE

We all want a taste of the finer things. Few are willing to work for it; many are willing to hustle for it.

Posted on December 20, 2013February 28, 2014
award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step Two on The Road to The 86th Oscars

Timing is everything. Break too early, and you’re an afterthought, break too late, and you miss your chance. What will happen as Scorsese and The Coens begin to break this week?

Posted on December 19, 2013December 23, 2013
reviews

HER

In an age of increasing isolation, Spike Jonze tells a tale of a beautiful moment of connection.

Posted on December 18, 2013September 11, 2023
trailers

Touch the Sky: INTERSTELLAR Teaser

Yeah, I’m pumped too.

Posted on December 17, 2013December 11, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 101 – NEBRASKA

Talkin’ NEBRASKA with Rachel West. She and Ryan also field listener feedback on Christmas wishes and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on December 16, 2013January 28, 2015
reviews

SAVING MR. BANKS

An attempt to honour two creative powerhouses drifts over in disorder, catastrophe, and anarchy.

Posted on December 15, 2013December 22, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Dec 7 – Dec 13)

With the end in sight, I begin to start playing a bit of catch-up on the year that was.

Posted on December 14, 2013December 19, 2013
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 13 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Ehrlich’s already thinking about September, The TUMP boys watch one of the year’s best films, and I find myself digging into two new sites.

Posted on December 13, 2013December 17, 2013
visuals

Freeze Frame: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

If rivalries can be put aside, and consumers treated with respect – maybe that’s something to believe in.

Posted on December 12, 2013June 30, 2015
award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step One on The Road to The 86th Oscars

Here we go again…

Posted on December 11, 2013December 8, 2014

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