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1982

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Freeze Frame: VICTOR VICTORIA

March 17, 2016

Identity is Over (If You Want It)

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Ryan McNeil
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Freeze Frame: BLADE RUNNER

June 17, 2015

It’s not just what’s inside that counts.

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Ryan McNeil
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Freeze Frame: FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

July 10, 2014

A few things have changed since Jess and I were teenagers…but not quite everything.

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Ryan McNeil
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Blindsided by THE THING

January 31, 2012

Pull on your parka and pick up your blowtorch; It’s time for John Carpenter’s chilly classic to finally get scratched off the list as The Blind Spot Series begins.

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Ryan McNeil
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