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(500) days of summer

the watchlist (500) days of summer, irma la douce, raiders!, soapdish, the disappearance of eleanor rigby: her, the disappearance of eleanor rigby: him, the hunting ground, western doc, your sister's sister

Days of The Week (Films Watched March 21 – 27)

March 28, 2015

A lot of first-timers, capped off by something special on Netflix.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist (500) days of summer, adaptation, casino, cocksucker blues, her, midnight, shorts not pants, the major and the minor

Days of The Week (Films Watched Jan 11 – Jan 17)

January 18, 2014

Fifteen days into 2014, I finally set foot in a theatre – twice! What I went for was absolutely joyous.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews (500) days of summer, 4 stars, chloe moretz, clark gregg, dvd, geoffrey arend, indie, joseph gordon-levitt, marc webb, romantic comedy, zooey deschanel

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER

July 19, 2009

This isn’t a love story…

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Ryan McNeil
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