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Author: Ryan McNeil

the watchlist birdman, fury, jesus camp, night and day, the nightmare before christmas, the smiling lieutenant, whiplash

Days of The Week (Films Watched October 18 – October 24)

October 25, 2014

A low tally this week…and no regrets.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, amy ryan, andrea riseborough, birdman, drama, edward norton, emma stone, lindsay duncan, michael keaton, naomi watts, zach galifianakis

BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

October 24, 2014

Ignorance is bliss.

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Ryan McNeil
links alison willmore, andrew robinson, buzzfeed, cinematic paradox, go-see-talk, marc ciafardini, matthew brown, so's reel thoughts, stevee taylor, the unnamed movie podcast, twitch

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 23 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

October 23, 2014

The usual round-up and a few thoughts on Ottawa…or at least thoughts on the thoughts on Ottawa.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers angelina jolie, domhnall gleeson, drama, jack o'connell, jai courtney, trailers, unbroken, war

Prisoner’s Song: UNBROKEN Trailer

October 22, 2014

Where once I’d be hopeful, now I am cautious.

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Ryan McNeil
american movie critics, conversations, my back pages american film critics, books, hilda doolittle, jandy hardesty, phillip lopate, the frame

You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Doolittle

October 21, 2014

Looking at a moment where one critic seemed too overwhelmed for words, but found them anyway.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, anamaria marinca, brad pitt, drama, fury, jason isaacs, jon bernthal, logan lerman, michael pena, shia labeouf, war

FURY

October 20, 2014

War is messy and violent – movies about war shouldn’t be.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, bill murray, chris o'dowd, comedy, jaeden lieberher, melissa mccarthy, naomi watts, reviews, st. vincent, terrence howard

ST. VINCENT

October 19, 2014

Peace be with you. A reading from The Gospel according to Bill…

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Ryan McNeil
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