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the watchlist alien 3, boxtrolls, captain america: the winter soldier, close-up, gone girl, hatchet for a honeymoon, the curious case of benjamin button, the social network, zodiac

Days of The Week (Films Watched September 27 – October 3)

October 4, 2014

I spend a week with Fincher and wonder if I should have spent it elsewhere.

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Ryan McNeil
blind spot series 1990, 2014 blindspot, abbas kiarostami, blindspot, close-up, documentary, foreign film, hossain sabzian, iranian, mohsen makhmalbaf

Blindsided by CLOSE-UP

September 30, 2014

What is fact, what is truth, and when does it even matter?

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Ryan McNeil
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