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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

FOOTLOOSE

This is Our Time: Twenty-Seven Years After The Last Time it Was Our Time.

Posted on October 14, 2011January 28, 2012
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 13 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Fitz Breaks Down the Bad, Univarn Stretches His Sensibilities, and The Velvet One Pines for Better Opitions as I Fall Into a Turkey-Induced Coma.

Posted on October 13, 2011October 17, 2011
falling for the first time

Talkin’ SPINAL TAP with Allison the Nerd Vampire

Allison Pulls On Her Favorite Concert-Goin’ Attire and Throws a Pair of Horns in The Air for Nigel, David and Derek.

Posted on October 12, 2011December 12, 2011
trailers

Who’s That Girl? (MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Trailer)

Michelle Williams Does Her Best Norma Jean…and From The Looks of It, Her Nroma Jean is Pretty Damned Good.

Posted on October 11, 2011October 17, 2011
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 42

Talkin’ 50/50 on The Thanksgiving Episode with guest Leora Heilbronn. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on blu-ray and rattle off their top five things they are thankful for.

Posted on October 10, 2011December 4, 2011
reviews

THE INTERRUPTERS

The Director of STEVIE and HOOP DREAMS is Back With One of The Year’s Most Important Films.

Posted on October 9, 2011June 29, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched 10/1 – 10/7)

A Pair of Loose Feet, A Pair of Vampires, and A Pair of Docs Make for a Very Busy Week.

Posted on October 8, 2011October 13, 2011
like this

Food, Glorious Food

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on October 8, 2011October 12, 2011
reviews

THE IDES OF MARCH

Politics Can Be a Dirty Game. But the Politics of Politics is More Than Just Dirty: It’s Downright Bloody.

Posted on October 7, 2011January 12, 2013
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 06 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

The Week Where I Discovered The Enthusiast, Where Stevee Tugged on My Heartstrings, and Where The Franklies Sung a Merry Tune.

Posted on October 6, 2011October 9, 2011
trailers

Lock and Key (EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE Trailer)

I Get The Sneaking Suspicion That We’ll Be Talking About This Again at Oscar Time.

Posted on October 5, 2011October 9, 2011
listy goodness

Get Ur Freak On (Or My Lack of Horror Movie Know-How ver. 2.0)

Once Again, I Feel the Time Has Come for Me To Increase My Scary Movie Aptitude. Wanna Help Build the Syllabus

Posted on October 4, 2011October 9, 2011

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