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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews 3 stars, anjela nedyalkova, comedy, danny boyle, drama, ewen bremner, johnny lee miller, kelly macdonald, reviews, robert carlyle, shirley henderson, t2: trainspotting

T2 TRAINSPOTTING

March 27, 2017

Choose to remember. Choose to forget. Choose to know when it’s best to do which.

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Ryan McNeil
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PERSONAL SHOPPER

March 24, 2017

Even surrounded by the most beautiful material items, life has a way of making us feel truly terrified sometimes.

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Ryan McNeil
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

March 18, 2017

Tale as old as time, told so shoddily…

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Ryan McNeil
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Monochrome: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

March 16, 2017

If we strip the colour from a fairy tale, is it possible that it might become even more dream-like?

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 173 – PERSONAL SHOPPER

March 13, 2017

Talkin’ PERSONAL SHOPPER with Kurt Halfyard of Row Three.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched March 4 – 10)

March 11, 2017

A lot of watches this week, including a curious Sundance winner.

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Ryan McNeil
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Beautiful Pain (ATOMIC BLONDE Trailer)

March 10, 2017

Ass-kicking, or ass-leering. What are we in for?

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Ryan McNeil
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