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Author: Ryan McNeil

blind spot series 1990, 2014 blindspot, abbas kiarostami, blindspot, close-up, documentary, foreign film, hossain sabzian, iranian, mohsen makhmalbaf

Blindsided by CLOSE-UP

September 30, 2014

What is fact, what is truth, and when does it even matter?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, abigail spencer, adam driver, comedy, connie britton, corey stoll, dax shepard, jane fonda, jason bateman, kathryn hahn, rose byrne, shawn levy, this is where i leave you, tina fey

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

September 29, 2014

They say that you can’t go home again. Maybe they should say that you shouldn’t go home again.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, animation, anthony stacchi, ben kingsley, elle fanning, graham annable, isaac hempstead wright, jared harris, nick frost, reviews, richard ayoade, simon pegg, the boxtrolls, toni collette, tracy morgan

THE BOXTROLLS

September 28, 2014

When it comes to bedtime stories, “Familiar” is not a negative criticism.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist away we go, bullitt, fight club, house of wax '53, nick and norah's infinite playlist, panic room, see no evil hear no evil, the one i love, this is where i leave you

Days of The Week (Films Watched September 20 – September 26)

September 27, 2014

As Fincher lingers in the background, I go back in time on a Friday night.

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Ryan McNeil
links alex withrow, and so it begins, andew james, impassioned cinema, kurt halfyard, max covill, rambling rooby, row three, row three cinecast, the flick chick, the sound and the sight

Everybody’s Talkin’ 9 – 23 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

September 26, 2014

Seeing movies with our parents, the return of The Cinecast, and the fact that we’re all sick people.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1984, barry levinson, freeze frame, the natural

Freeze Frame: THE NATURAL

September 25, 2014

Without heroes we’re all plain people, but we may want to be careful who we anoint as heroes.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers amy adams, big eyes, christoph waltz, danny huston, jason schwartzman, krysten ritter, terence stamp, tim burton

The Look: BIG EYES Trailer

September 24, 2014

What do mean “original screenplay”?

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Ryan McNeil
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