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Author: Ryan McNeil

hot docs, trailers

The Other Woman: Trailer for WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?

Dim the lights and turn the stereo up.

Posted on April 22, 2015April 25, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by SHERLOCK, JR.

Trying to do two things at once and expecting to do justice to both.

Posted on April 21, 2015June 30, 2015
hot docs, trailers

Saturday People: LIVE FROM NEW YORK! Trailer

Any chance Sinead O’Connor and Ashlee Simpson were available for comment?

Posted on April 20, 2015April 24, 2015
reviews

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

Is it possible to know a total stranger? Is it possible to know ourselves?

Posted on April 19, 2015June 20, 2015
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched April 11 – April 17)

A few titles, and a lot of thoughts on what might be Marvel’s best work so far.

Posted on April 18, 2015April 23, 2015
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 17 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

While I read up a storm, Simon rebrands, Thought Bubble talks Hornhead, and Carp criticizes.

Posted on April 17, 2015April 23, 2015
trailers

Stay Wide Awake – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Teaser no. 2

The Force Awakens while the Hollywood marketing machine hits the snooze button

Posted on April 16, 2015April 23, 2015
hot docs, trailers

Something in The Way: MONTAGE OF HECK Trailer

Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld…So I can sigh eternally

Posted on April 15, 2015April 20, 2015
the decade so far

So Far, So Good: THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Points for execution; even more points for immediacy.

Posted on April 14, 2015April 20, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 135 – WHILE WE’RE YOUNG

Talkin’ WHILE WE’RE YOUNG with Katie Hogan. She and Ryan then flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on April 13, 2015April 18, 2015
reviews

KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER

What does it take to evoke the spirit of The Coen Brothers without specifically becoming “Coen-esque”?

Posted on April 12, 2015April 19, 2015
the watchlist

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

Lots of docs this week, but a moment with The Last Son of Krypton defined a rough week.

Posted on April 11, 2015April 18, 2015

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