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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Looking for The Hidden Gems of 2014

November 4, 2014

I have homework to do where this year is concerned. Feel like pointing me towards the right textbooks?

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts an online universe, dan gilroy, nightcrawler, sam mccosh

Episode 122 – NIGHTCRAWLER

November 3, 2014

Talkin’ NIGHTCRAWLER with guest Sam McCosh.

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Ryan McNeil
links andy hart, black sheep reviews, candice frederick, cinema axis, dan heaton, fandango groovers, francis mckay, joe belanger, john larue, public transportation snob, the droid you're looking for

Everybody’s Talkin’ 11 – 02 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

November 2, 2014

The Dew Over gets spooky, Frederick wonders what up with Honsou, and Fandango offers an insane 007 theory.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist national lampoon's vacation, nightcrawler, noah, paranorman, stagecoach, summer stock, the ghost and mrs. muir, the people under the stairs, three kings

Days of The Week (Films Watched October 25 – October 31)

November 1, 2014

Both baseball and Halloween came and went this week – guess that means things are about to get busier around here.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, bill paxton, dan gilroy, drama, jake gyllenhaal, kevin rahm, nightcrawler, rene russo, riz ahmed

NIGHTCRAWLER

October 31, 2014

Ambition is a great thing, but not when it leaves the rest of us feeling so rotten

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alex garland, alicia vikander, domhnall gleeson, ex machina, oscar isaac, science fiction, trailers

Everyday Robots: EX MACHINA Trailer

October 30, 2014

“I know I’m a successful author, but what I really want to do is direct…”

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions aaron taylor-johnson, avengers, chris evans, chris hemsworth, elizabeth olsen, joss whedon, mark ruffalo, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase three, news, robert downey jr, scarlett johansson, the avengers: age of ultron, trailers

Future Reflections: THE AGE OF ULTRON and Thoughts on Marvel’s Plans

October 29, 2014

Last week I was stoked…this week though…

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Ryan McNeil
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