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listy goodness, visuals 12 years a slave, american hustle, before midnight, blue jasmine, broken circle breakdown, dallas buyers club, frances ha, frozen, gravity, inside llewyn davis, iron man 3, much ado about nothing, mud, nebraska, side effects, spring breakers, stoker, the bling ring, the broken circle breakdown, the great gatsby, the spectacular now, the wind rises, the wolf of wall street, the world's end, upstream color

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2013 Edition

December 30, 2013

Certain moments have a way of sticking with you throughout the year.

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Ryan McNeil

reviews 3.5 stars, andre royo, bob odenkirk, brie larson, dayo okeniyi, james ponsoldt, jennifer jason leigh, kyle chandler, mary elizabeth winstead, miles teller, shailene woodley, the spectacular now

THE SPECTACULAR NOW

August 25, 2013

One of the summer’s best films tells a story of young love, and the trouble with living for the present.

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Ryan McNeil

the watchlist 48 hrs., adventures in babysitting, bottle rocket, citizen ruth, coming to america, drug war, heathers, mildred pierce, the spectacular now, the world's end

Days of The Week (Films Watched Aug 17 – Aug 23)

August 24, 2013

Thinking about what I’ve seen this week, and what I’ve seen all year.

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Ryan McNeil

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