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Author: Ryan McNeil

the watchlist an education, bigger than life, brazil, how green was my valley, point break, the girl with the dragon tattoo, warm bodies

Days of The Week (Films Watched Feb 2 – Feb 8)

February 9, 2013

I return to the theatre after too much time away. It caps off a week of zombies, Swedes, and surfers.

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Ryan McNeil
links adam batty, an online universe, andrew james, fogs, fogs movie reviews, hope lies, kurt halfyard, rachel thuro, reel insight, row three, sam mccosh, screen insight, simon columb

Everybody’s Talkin’ 2 – 8 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

February 8, 2013

Reel Insight adds a team member, The Cinecast doubles-down, and Adam Batty underlines the optimistic origins of criticism.

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Ryan McNeil
discussion

I’m On the Firing Line … Again (Feedback Please)

February 7, 2013

I’ve been blindfolded and handed a cigarette…I’m ready whenever you are.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers audrey tautou, foreign, french, michel gondry, mood indigo, omar sy, romain duris, romance

Le Temps de L’Amour: MOOD INDIGO Trailer

February 6, 2013

Will 2013 go down as The Year St. Michel Returned?

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions a star is born, beyonce, clint eastwood

Somebody That I Used to Know: A Remake That Should Be Made

February 5, 2013

What if we’re supposed to see a star get born again?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews analeigh tipton, comedy, dave franco, john malkovich, jonathan levine, nick hoult, rob corddry, romance, teresa palmer, warm bodies, zombies

WARM BODIES

February 4, 2013

Maybe there’s something left to be said with the zombie genre after all.

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Ryan McNeil
award talk, thoughts & opinions the greatest show on earth

Popular: The Zeitgeist Led to One of The Most Curious Best Pictures of All

February 3, 2013

Even amongst Oscar-Voters, there is such thing as a no-win situation.

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Ryan McNeil
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