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Author: 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
guest spots, podcasts jamie dew, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, the dew over podcast

Elsewhere: Talkin’ 1975 on The Dew Over

September 23, 2014

I take my talents to the east side…again…to discuss the films of 1975.

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Ryan McNeil
american movie critics, conversations, my back pages american film critics, books, edmund wilson, jandy hardesty, phillip lopate, robert e. sherwood, the frame

You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Sherwood and Wilson

September 22, 2014

School’s back in session, so it’s about time I hit the books again. Today, Jandy and I discuss perspective and humility

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adam driver, daniel radcliffe, mackenzie davis, megan park, rafe spall, reviews, rom-com, the f word, what if, zoe kazan

THE F WORD (aka WHAT IF)

September 21, 2014

Men and women have been asking themselves the same question for twenty-five years. I’m not sure we’re any closer to an answer.

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Ryan McNeil
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