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Author: Ryan McNeil

trailers

Some Weird Sin – COSMOPOLIS Trailer

What’s up next for Edward Cullen?

Posted on March 28, 2012April 2, 2012
blind spot series

Blindsided by MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN

The wetwospective continues with a weal womp about the woars of laughter that come from a wigid weligion.

Posted on March 27, 2012June 30, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 55

Talkin’ THE HUNGER GAMES with guest Sasha James. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on young movie stars and rattle off a list of their top five dystopian movies.

Posted on March 26, 2012July 3, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Mar 17 – Mar 23)

A week of baseball, french music, and religious farce…oh, and a quick stop in Panem.

Posted on March 25, 2012April 1, 2012
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 3 – 24 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Tank and Fogs can work a mic, Gman parties like it’s 1996, and who knew there was a Batman curse?

Posted on March 24, 2012March 29, 2012
reviews

THE HUNGER GAMES

The wands have been put away and the sparkly vampires are being handed their hat. get ready for the next big young adult adaptation…one that shows true promise for all involved.

Posted on March 23, 2012November 20, 2014
blogathon, watchin' & writin'

Big in Japan pt. 4 – Continuing the Anime Syllabus

We approach the clubhouse turn as I experience Studio Ghibli larger-than-life.

Posted on March 22, 2012November 18, 2014
trailers

Kooks – DARK SHADOWS Tralier

Go figure – Tim Burton made a kooky-looking movie with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter

Posted on March 21, 2012March 25, 2012
thoughts & opinions

I Wanna Be Free – The Ups and Downs of Advanced Screenings

The best things in life are free, but sometimes there are a lot of rules, regulations and provisos to those “good things”.

Posted on March 20, 2012March 24, 2012
matineecast, podcasts

In Between Days vol. 3

Shirley Hughes and Chris Edwards join me for a drink to talk all things silent cinema in advance of The Toronto Silent Film Festival.

Posted on March 19, 2012March 23, 2012
reviews

JOHN CARTER

Adventures across the galaxy have made for some of the very best movies in cinema history. Has Disney created the next great entry?

Posted on March 18, 2012March 23, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Mar 10 – Mar 16)

Anime abounds, with a bit of Ben Wade and Herget thrown in.

Posted on March 17, 2012March 24, 2012

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