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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 4 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

You can’t spoil the old stuff, you can follow The Kid, and you can’t get me a copy of a certain Toby Jones movie fast enough.

Posted on January 4, 2013January 9, 2013
trailers

A Momentary Lapse of Reason: TO THE WONDER Trailer

Sooner or later, every artist disappoints you. Is it Terrence Malick’s turn?

Posted on January 3, 2013January 7, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Dec 22 – Dec 31)

One last shoulder-check on 2012. Were I really an obsessive compulsive, I’d have found a way to watch ten more films!

Posted on January 2, 2013January 5, 2013
listy goodness

Say Good Night and Go: Ryan’s Top Five of 2012

Take one last look at 2012: A year the studios remembered how to make great pictures.

Posted on January 1, 2013January 8, 2013
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 75 – 2012 in Review

Talkin’ 2012 at the Movies with guests Courtney Small from Big Thoughts, along with Dionne Dornford Small and Lindsay Ragone. Together we close out the year by naming off our top five films.

Posted on December 31, 2012January 5, 2013
listy goodness

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2012 Edition

Sometimes, I think much of what a film wants to say can be embodied in a single image. Other times, I think random individual shots … Read More ›

Posted on December 30, 2012January 4, 2013
reviews

DJANGO UNCHAINED

Tarantino returns with another piece of revisionist history. Can lightning strike in the same place twice?

Posted on December 29, 2012January 4, 2013
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 28 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to turn the page on 2012, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on December 28, 2012January 6, 2013
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: “It’s a Highbrow Film Snob Christmas!” on The Film Jive Podcast

Hope you haven’t taken down the lights, or put away the decorations just yet. The Film Jive gang and I have a bit more Christmas talk to do.

Posted on December 27, 2012January 1, 2013
blind spot series

Blindsided by LA DOLCE VITA

We travel to Italy to close out the 2012 Blindspot List, where a cnematic master gives us a taste of the good life.

Posted on December 26, 2012June 30, 2015
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JINGLE BELL ROCK

Merry Christmas Matinee Readers – Today, We Feel Like This…

Posted on December 25, 2012December 30, 2012
reviews

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

Sometimes we need to find our faith, and sometimes we need to find a film. Once in a blue moon, we need to find both.

Posted on December 24, 2012December 29, 2012

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