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blind spot series

Blindsided by PERSONA

Look at film long enough, eventually it looks back.

Posted on October 29, 2013June 30, 2015
trailers

Coldest Winter: CAPTAIN AMERICA – WINTER SOLDIER Trailer

Anyone else suddenly far more confident in Phase Two?

Posted on October 28, 2013April 30, 2019
reviews

ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW

An incredible story comes to life. Pity about the not-so-incredible story it chooses to tell.

Posted on October 27, 2013November 1, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 19 – Oct 25)

The week where I finally closed the book on The Story of Film.

Posted on October 26, 2013October 29, 2013
reviews

THE COUNSELOR

That cheeseburger you regret eating the minute you’rve taken the last bite? That’s Ridley Scott ‘s ugly tale of high stakes and low morals.

Posted on October 25, 2013October 29, 2013
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 10 – 24 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

Getting back into the groove of Film Jive, finding Katy, finding Tom, and wondering if I got it all wrong.

Posted on October 24, 2013October 29, 2013
trailers

Standin’ In the Big Hotel: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Trailer

I feel like every word of this trailer should be a BEING JOHN MALKOVICH-esque stream of “Anderson, Anderson, Anderson…”. I say that with love.

Posted on October 23, 2013October 27, 2013
thoughts & opinions

Don’t Rain on My Parade: The Rush to Slam Films in The 21st Century

As if trying to drown out advance hype wasn’t bad enough, we now have to sift through increasingly early dissent.

Posted on October 22, 2013October 27, 2013
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 97

Talkin’ CAPTAIN PHILLIPS with Tim Rideout. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on deceptive trailers, and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on October 21, 2013October 26, 2013
dvd doubleback

DRINKING BUDDIES

Pour a glass and meet two friends…who are maybe more than friends…but might be better off staying friends.

Posted on October 20, 2013October 25, 2013
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Oct 12 – Oct 18)

I finish the Best Pictures, I start the scary, and I make my way through a busy week.

Posted on October 19, 2013October 24, 2013
reviews

12 YEARS A SLAVE

At an important time comes an important film; a film everyone should see, even if they only ever see it once.

Posted on October 18, 2013September 12, 2020

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