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listy goodness 12 years a slave, before midnight, her, nebraska, the broken circle breakdown

Goodbye Lovers and Friends: Ryan’s Top Five of 2013

January 1, 2014

We begin with the end. As one year starts, we remember what the last one gave us.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2013 best picture nominee, 4 stars, amy adams, chris pratt, drama, her, joaquin phoenix, kristen wiig, olivia wilde, rooney mara, scarlett johansson, spike jonze

HER

December 18, 2013

In an age of increasing isolation, Spike Jonze tells a tale of a beautiful moment of connection.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist a prairie home companion, about schmidt, american hustle, aningaaq, batman returns, castello cavalcanti, her, the conjuring, the grandmaster, the hobbit: an unexpected journey, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, the savages

Days of The Week (Films Watched Dec 7 – Dec 13)

December 14, 2013

With the end in sight, I begin to start playing a bit of catch-up on the year that was.

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Ryan McNeil
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