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award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step Three on The Road to The 86th Oscars

With one week to go, things at the top are crystal clear, things in the middle are clear-ish, and things for LLEWYN DAVIS are clearly bad.

Posted on January 8, 2014January 13, 2014
trailers

The Boys of Fall: DRAFT DAY Trailer

Is this Ivan Reitman’s JERRY MAGUIRE…or his REPLACEMENTS?

Posted on January 7, 2014January 11, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 103 – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

Talkin’ THE WOLF OF WALL STREET with Shane McNeil. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on anticipated 2014 films and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on January 6, 2014January 28, 2015
dvd doubleback

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

Posted on January 5, 2014December 11, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Jan 1 – Jan 3)

A new year begins, and to date it’s been largely about the man in the hat.

Posted on January 4, 2014January 9, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 3 (Year-End Chatter from Other Bloggers)

As we prepare to dive headlong into 2014, everyone is summarizing what they saw with a list.

Posted on January 3, 2014January 9, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Dec 21 – Dec 31)

A year where I watched about as many as the year before, yet much more of it for the first time.

Posted on January 2, 2014January 7, 2014
listy goodness

Goodbye Lovers and Friends: Ryan’s Top Five of 2013

We begin with the end. As one year starts, we remember what the last one gave us.

Posted on January 1, 2014January 6, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 102 – 2013 in Review (Music-Free)

The Year-End Episode, music-free.

Posted on December 31, 2013January 14, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 102 – 2013 in Review

Talkin’ 2013 at the Movies with guests Jason Gorber from Twitch, along with Chandra Hodgson and Lindsay Ragone. Together we close out the year by naming off our top five films.

Posted on December 31, 2013January 4, 2014
listy goodness, visuals

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2013 Edition

Certain moments have a way of sticking with you throughout the year.

Posted on December 30, 2013January 4, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by TOKYO STORY

Where Blind Spots are concerned, it feels like I’m ending 2013 where I started.

Posted on December 29, 2013June 30, 2015

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