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Author: Ryan McNeil

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A Miracle Would Happen: THE LAST 5 YEARS Trailer

December 9, 2014

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

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

December 8, 2014

Shall we begin?

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Our Generation: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Trailer

December 7, 2014

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

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

December 6, 2014

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

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Ryan McNeil
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WILD

December 5, 2014

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

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David Ehrlich’s 2014 Best in Film Video Countdown

December 4, 2014

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

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Freeze Frame: TO BE OR NOT TO BE

December 3, 2014

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

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