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reviews 3 stars, doug jones, drama, fantasy, guillermo del toro, michael shannon, michael stuhlbarg, octavia spencer, reviews, richard jenkins, sally hawkins, the shape of water

THE SHAPE OF WATER

December 11, 2017

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts culture fly on the wall, greta gerwig, lady bird, matineecast, podcast, screen insight, simon columb

Episode 188 – LADY BIRD

December 4, 2017

Talkin’ LADY BIRD with Simon Columb.

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 2017 blindspot series, blindspot, charles vanel, folco lulli, henri-georges clouzot, le salaire de la peur, peter van eyck, véra clouzot, wages of fear, yves montand

Blindsided by WAGES OF FEAR

November 28, 2017

How much of this world has been built in exchange for the wages of fear?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adrian molina, alanna ubach, animation, anthony gonzalez, benjamin bratt, coco, edward james olmos, gabriel iglesias, gael garcia bernal, lee unkrich, pixar, reviews

COCO

November 27, 2017

It’s amazing how much love connects the head and the heart.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews amber heard, amy adams, aquaman, batman, ben affleck, ciaran hinds, connie nielsen, cyborg, dceu, diane lane, ezra miller, gal gadot, henry cavill, j.k. simmons, jason momoa, jeremy irons, joss whedon, justice league, ray fisher, reviews, superman, the flash, wonder woman, zack snyder

JUSTICE LEAGUE

November 21, 2017

In a time when we seem determined to pull ourselves apart, heroes can still come together.

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts jamie dew, jennifer baichwal, long time running, matineecast, nicholas de pencier, podcast, the dew over

Episode 187 – LONG TIME RUNNING

November 20, 2017

Talkin’ LONG TIME RUNNING with Jamie Dew.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, abbie cornish, caleb landry jones, comedy, crime, drama, frances mcdormand, lucas hedges, martin mcdonagh, peter dinklage, reviews, sam rockwell, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, woody harrelson, zeljko ivanek

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

November 19, 2017

Impulse, regret, and the search for solace

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Ryan McNeil
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