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reviews 3.5 stars, action, antonio banderas, channing tatum, drama, ewan mcgregor, gina carano, michael douglas, michael fassbender, steven soderbergh

HAYWIRE

January 22, 2012

Soderbergh finds that he has a eye for action, and that Gina Carano is worth keeping an eye on to provide the action.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Jan 14 – Jan 20)

January 21, 2012

Alex inspired the anime; A cold inspired the Soderbergh.

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Ryan McNeil
like this

Licensed to Ill

January 21, 2012

Today, I Feel like This…

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Ryan McNeil
links cinematic corner, criticalmasscast, dear film, fandango groovers, matt brown, mind reels, velvet cafe

Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 20 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

January 20, 2012

Matt has found our next hero, The Matinee is reading Cinematic Corner, and The Critical mass is back to full strength.

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Ryan McNeil
watchin' & writin' animation, anime syllabus, foreign, hayao miyazaki, japanese, millennium actress, paprika, satoshi kon, spirited away

Big in Japan pt. 2 (Beginning the Anime Syllabus)

January 19, 2012

Time to pop my cherry with the help of Satoshi Kon and Hayao Miyazaki

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trailers

Summer Days (MOONRISE KINGDOM Trailer)

January 18, 2012

Wes is Back and The Matinee goes black.

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions

Unknown Legend (An Ode to Leaving Questions Unanswered)

January 17, 2012

Why do we need someone to settle the argument? Why can’t we be content not knowing?

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Ryan McNeil
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