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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

The film so many of us thought wasn’t necessary brings more to the table than we thought it could.

Posted on July 3, 2012May 7, 2014
reviews

MAGIC MIKE

Shakin’ your moneymaker and having women fawn over you might seem like the good life. But as it turns out, being a stripper can be a real grind.

Posted on July 2, 2012July 7, 2012
reviews

TED

We all have to grow up eventually, and so do our toys.

Posted on July 1, 2012July 6, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched June 23 – June 29)

It;s a good thing I’m soaking up a long weekend – it gives me a chance to rest off five screenings this week.

Posted on June 30, 2012July 7, 2012
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Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 29 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Jess and Rachel have been going at it for two years, Alex immortalizes Fuller, and Corey wants us to calm down.

Posted on June 29, 2012July 1, 2012
reactions, watchin' & writin'

Ultraviolet – A U2 Fan Watches FROM THE SKY DOWN

Every once in a while my passions converge. Pardon me while I discuss one such intersection.

Posted on June 28, 2012December 24, 2012
news, thoughts & opinions

Dear Nora Ephron…

I never had any opportunity to say anything like this to you directly, but I’m saying it now, and hopefully that counts for something.

Posted on June 27, 2012July 2, 2012
blind spot series

Blindsided by BAMBI

I finally watch an animated feature I should have seen years ago, and come away surprised with its audacity.

Posted on June 26, 2012June 30, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 61

Talkin’ BRAVE with guest Stevee Taylor from Cinematic Paradox. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on least-liked Pixar films and count down their top five animated movies.

Posted on June 25, 2012July 3, 2013
reviews

BRAVE

Part of Pixar’s effort to regroup takes them all the way back to basics – perhaps further back than anybody expects them to go.

Posted on June 24, 2012June 28, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched June 16 – June 22)

Three screenings, three of the best films from 2010, and a pair of Nolan’s earliest – not a bad watchlist for a mere seven days.

Posted on June 23, 2012June 28, 2012
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 6 – 22 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Brian and Fogs continue the PROMETHEUS conversation, ALMOST FAMOUS is declared a future classic, and Alex finds a great source of marital advice.

Posted on June 22, 2012June 27, 2012

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