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Author: Ryan McNeil

trailers

Summer Days (MOONRISE KINGDOM Trailer)

Wes is Back and The Matinee goes black.

Posted on January 18, 2012January 21, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Unknown Legend (An Ode to Leaving Questions Unanswered)

Why do we need someone to settle the argument? Why can’t we be content not knowing?

Posted on January 17, 2012March 19, 2012
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 50

Talkin’ WAR HORSE with guest Jake Cole from Not Just Movies. He and Ryan also read some listener feedback on hotly anticipated 2012 films and rattle off their top five Spielberg scenes.

Posted on January 16, 2012July 3, 2013
reviews

CAFE DE FLORE

Just how much do you get to choose the songs that make up the soundtrack of your life?

Posted on January 15, 2012January 20, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Jan 7 – Jan 13)

A Canadian film calls to the music geek in me, the first film is watched for the Blind Spot series, and what African guy?

Posted on January 14, 2012March 24, 2012
like this

Tonight a D.J. Saved My Life

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on January 14, 2012January 18, 2012
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 13 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Sasha relaunches, GMan shakes things up, and MaMos MaMos Everywhere.

Posted on January 13, 2012January 15, 2012
thoughts & opinions

Before These Crowded Streets (Where Did The Crowds Go?)

As box office number begin to slip, I must ask a question…

Posted on January 12, 2012March 19, 2012
trailers

Fly By Night (PROMETHEUS Trailer)

Nearly 35 years later, they still can’t hear you scream…

Posted on January 11, 2012August 13, 2015
award talk

On the Road to Find Out (Awards Talk pt. 4)

With two weeks to go, there are both certainties and surprises.

Posted on January 10, 2012January 14, 2012
reviews

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Marilyn charms us all – every moment that she is on, and curiously more so when she’s not.

Posted on January 9, 2012January 14, 2012
reviews

WE BOUGHT A ZOO

It’s amazing what people will do in the hopes of finding answers.

Posted on January 8, 2012January 12, 2012

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