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thoughts & opinions

Off The Wall: The Best, The Favorite, and The Chasm In Between

What happens when list-making goes off the rails.

Posted on June 3, 2014June 8, 2014
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: Talkin’ Blindspots on Filmwhys

I take my talents to FT&M to discuss blindspotting.

Posted on June 2, 2014June 8, 2014
listy goodness

Oh So Many Years (My Birthday Tradition)

I celebrate my name day with the usual requisite geekiness.

Posted on June 1, 2014June 5, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched May 24 – May 30)

A low tally, a concentrated dose, and a sign of things to come.

Posted on May 31, 2014June 5, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 5 – 29 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

New friends, old friends. A little bit of everything as I wonder how I’ll survive the next 30 days.

Posted on May 30, 2014June 4, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

Every game has a winner – but often that winner won’t be us.

Posted on May 29, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

Big Red Machine: BIG HERO 6 Trailer

Is this the first animated Marvel movie?

Posted on May 28, 2014June 4, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by LE SAMOURAI

Thoughts on a patient classic in an impatient age.

Posted on May 27, 2014June 30, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 112 – RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Talkin’ RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK with Ariel Fisher on The Birthday Episode. She and Ryan also field listener feedback on double-features and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on May 26, 2014January 28, 2015
reviews

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

What if we could change the past? What if we could reboot it. Would we? Should we?

Posted on May 25, 2014May 29, 2016
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched May 17 – May 23)

A truncated watchlist thanks to time spent watching television leads me to wonder why I don’t write about more television.

Posted on May 24, 2014May 29, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: THE GODFATHER pt. 2

The ugly and familiar story of family life in America.

Posted on May 23, 2014June 30, 2015

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