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the watchlist a mighty wind, blackfish, broken circle breakdown, hard boiled, o brother where art thou, sunrise, the hunt, viva las vegas, winter's bone

Days of The Week (Films Watched Nov 9 – Nov 15)

November 16, 2013

What day is it again?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 3.5 stars, dallas buyers club, dallas roberts, drama, jared leto, jean-marc vallee, jennifer garner, matthew mcconaughey, steve zahn

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

November 15, 2013

The band played on, but we’re beginning to forget the tune they played.

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Ryan McNeil
links alex withrow, and so it begins, andina, candice frederick, cinema romantico, inspired ground, life between films, mamo, matthew brown, matthew price, movies you love, nick prigge, paula guthat, paula's cinema club, samuel adams, shala thomas

Everybody’s Talkin’ 11 – 14 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

November 14, 2013

A few thoughts on what’s happening in my city, podcasting awesomeness from Mamo, more podcasting awesomeness from GMan, and more.

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Ryan McNeil
visuals 1967, arthur penn, bonnie and clyde, freeze frame

Freeze Frame: BONNIE AND CLYDE

November 13, 2013

Sometimes you go to bed with the myth, and wake up next to the truth.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers clark gregg, drama, dylan minnette, jason reitman, josh brolin, kate winslet, labor day

Summer’s End: LABOR DAY Trailer

November 12, 2013

This story of one intense weekend at summer’s end might well be the least Jason Reitman “Jason Reitman Movie”

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions

Remembrance Day

November 11, 2013

Lest We Forget

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, action, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, alan taylor, anthony hopkins, chris hemsworth, christopher eccleston, idris elba, kat dennings, marvel, mcu infinity saga, mcu phase two, natalie portman, ray stevenson, rene russo, thor, thor: the dark world, tom hiddleston, zachary levi

THOR: THE DARK WORLD

November 10, 2013

Whatever story we are told, should it be worthy, shall possess our adoration for Thor. The question is, is this film worthy?

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Ryan McNeil
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