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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Episode 47

Talkin’ MELANCHOLIA with guest Lesya from Eternity of Dream. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on ideas for The Matineecast and rattle off their top five beautifully sad films.

Posted on December 5, 2011January 25, 2012
reviews

THE DESCENDANTS

Death is Never The End of The Story: It’s Just the Start of Chapters You Never Knew Were Written.

Posted on December 4, 2011December 8, 2011
the watchlist

Days of the Week (Films Watched 11/26 – 12/2)

Tinkers, Tintins, Tailors, Training, Soldiers, Silverstones, Spies, and Silence.

Posted on December 3, 2011December 9, 2011
like this

Help, I’m Alive

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on December 3, 2011December 7, 2011
reviews

SHAME

It’s Not Dirty, It’s Arty. Alright, Maybe It’s a Little Dirty…

Posted on December 2, 2011September 12, 2020
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 1 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

Rachel Gets The M’s at Long Last, Jessica Laughs in The Face of My Fear, and The Cinecast Goes for Distance.

Posted on December 1, 2011December 7, 2011
award talk

On the Road to Find Out (Awards Talk pt. 1)

Where We Begin the Annual Guessing Game of Congratulating Rich People.

Posted on November 30, 2011December 11, 2011
trailers

Ancient Warrior (BRAVE Trailer)

Pixar Gets Its Kilt On….

Posted on November 29, 2011December 3, 2011
blind spot series

Blindsided (Announcing The 2012 Blind Spot Series)

Time To Make a Concerted Effort to Scratch a Few More of The To-Watch List. Care to Join Me?

Posted on November 28, 2011February 24, 2015
reviews

MELANCHOLIA

Lars Von Trier Takes Us On A Long, Sad Walk…A Very Beautiful, Long, Sad, Walk.

Posted on November 27, 2011December 2, 2011
the watchlist

Days of the Week (Films Watched 11/19 – 11/25)

A Very Muppet Week Was Punctuated with Shakespeare, Méliès, and Cronenberg.

Posted on November 26, 2011December 2, 2011
links

Everybody’s Talkin 11 – 26 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Finding the Lost Girl, Summing Up Rom-Com Audiences, and Wondering What’s With Pandas.

Posted on November 26, 2011December 2, 2011

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