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Christmas Wrapping: A Video Tribute to Christmas in Film

December 15, 2015

We got hopped-up on candy canes and rum punch and brought together some of the best moments of Christmas in cinema.

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Lindsay Ragone
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THE DANISH GIRL

December 13, 2015

Great art can give the viewer so much to see; the question is where and how does one look?

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Ryan McNeil
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Days of The Week (Films Watched November 28 – December 11)

December 12, 2015

Looking for moments of perfection in various pieces of imperfection.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, carol, carrie brownstein, cate blanchett, cory michael smith, drama, jake lacy, john magaro, kyle chandler, melodrama, reviews, rooney mara, sarah paulson, todd haynes

CAROL

December 11, 2015

Great beauty and great clarity can come by way of just one special person.

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Ryan McNeil
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Gigantic: THE BFG Trailer

December 9, 2015

Time for Spielberg’s stories about restless and isolated boys to take a back seat for a moment.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, brian d'arcy james, john slattery, liev schreiber, mark ruffalo, michael keaton, rachel mcadams, spotlight, stanley tucci, tom mccarthy

SPOTLIGHT

December 8, 2015

Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall find themselves at the heart of a truly incredible story.

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 148 – BEASTS OF NO NATION

December 7, 2015

Talkin’ BEASTS OF NO NATION with Andrew Robinson.

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Ryan McNeil
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