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the watchlist bringing out the dead, nashville, nebraska, prince avalanche, silver linings playbook, the game, the hunger games, the hunger games: catching fire

Days of The Week (Films Watched Nov 16 – Nov 22)

November 23, 2013

Why must we watch a lot, why can’t we just watch a little?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, alexander payne, bob odenkirk, bruce dern, drama, june squibb, nebraska, stacy keach, will forte

NEBRASKA

November 22, 2013

Turns out you can think you know an awful lot about your parents without knowing a heck of a lot at all.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1973, freeze frame, martin scorsese, mean streets

Freeze Frame: MEAN STREETS

November 21, 2013

It always seems easier to ask forgiveness than ask permission. Thing is, forgiveness leaves a mark.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals

Shades of Grey: Envisioning Modern Films in Monochrome

November 20, 2013

With NEBRASKA on its way, one wonders what might have been if a few more modern movies had been shot in black & white.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers anthony hopkins, darren aronofsky, emma watson, jennifer connelly, kevin durand, logan lerman, noah, ray winstone, russell crowe

Here Comes the Flood: NOAH Trailer

November 19, 2013

In anyone else’s hands, I might be worried…

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts broken circle breakdown, corey atad, felix van groeningen

Episode 99

November 18, 2013

Talkin’ THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN with Corey Atad. He and Ryan also field listener feedback on unsatisfying endings, and flip the record over to play the other side.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, drama, felix van groeningen, johan heldenbergh, music, the broken circle breakdown, veerle baetens

THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN

November 17, 2013

America can inspire such beautiful dreams of love, music, and possibility. Unfortunately, we all wake up eventually.

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Ryan McNeil
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