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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Episode 190 – 2017 in Review

December 31, 2017

Talkin’ 2017 at the Movies with guests Ariel Fisher and Bob Barrow from A Frame Apart, and Lindsay Ragone. Together we close out the year by naming off our top five films.

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Blindsided by THE DEKALOG

December 26, 2017

Kieślowski’s masterpiece sparks reflections on morality, malice, mercy, and moving forward.

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reviews 4 stars, amira casar, armie hammer, call me by your name, drama, esther garrel, luca guadagnino, michael stuhlbarg, reviews, timothée chalamet

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

December 21, 2017

Smell the flowers while you can

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andy serkis, benicio del toro, billie lourd, carrie fisher, daisy ridley, domhnall gleeson, gwendoline christie, john boyega, justin theroux, kelly marie tran, laura dern, lupita nyong'o, mark hamill, oscar isaac, reviews, rian johnson, star wars, star wars: the last jedi

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

December 19, 2017

Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things…

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Episode 189 – THE LAST JEDI

December 18, 2017

Talkin’ THE LAST JEDI with Nikat Zahra.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, alison brie, ari graynor, comedy, dave franco, jacki weaver, james franco, josh hutcherson, judd apatow, paul scheer, seth rogen, the disaster artist, the room, zac efron

THE DISASTER ARTIST

December 13, 2017

Franco and Wiseau: Failure, fiasco, love, and a lie.

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reviews 3 stars, doug jones, drama, fantasy, guillermo del toro, michael shannon, michael stuhlbarg, octavia spencer, reviews, richard jenkins, sally hawkins, the shape of water

THE SHAPE OF WATER

December 11, 2017

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

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Ryan McNeil
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