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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Episode 187 – LONG TIME RUNNING

Talkin’ LONG TIME RUNNING with Jamie Dew.

Posted on November 20, 2017December 10, 2017
reviews

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Impulse, regret, and the search for solace

Posted on November 19, 2017July 2, 2020
reviews

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

A long walk through beautiful rooms, each one filled with ugly moments

Posted on November 14, 2017September 22, 2019
reviews

SUBURBICON

There is a world of difference between a Coen Brothers Film, and merely Coen-esque.

Posted on November 13, 2017September 22, 2019
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LADY BIRD

We were idiots, once. Beautiful, beautiful, idiots.

Posted on November 12, 2017September 28, 2019
essays, thoughts & opinions

Dear Doc…

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go.

Posted on November 8, 2017July 3, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 186 – THOR: RAGNAROK

Talkin’ THOR: RAGNAROK with Jess Rogers.

Posted on November 6, 2017November 19, 2017
reviews

THOR: RAGNAROK

The God of Thunder has a pretty damned good sense of humour. Who saw that coming?

Posted on November 5, 2017September 28, 2019
blind spot series

Blindsided by A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

A spoonful of empathy helps the medicine go down.

Posted on October 31, 2017November 12, 2017
reviews

EX LIBRIS

One of the best films of the year is a documentary about libraries clocking in over three hours long. Yes, really.

Posted on October 24, 2017September 28, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 185 – PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

Talkin’ PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN with Petula Neale.

Posted on October 23, 2017November 5, 2017
reviews

PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

When unconventional love brought three people together, an icon was born.

Posted on October 22, 2017September 11, 2020

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