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Author: Ryan McNeil

festivals, hot docs, reactions

FED UP plays Hot Docs 2014

Think you know what’s in your food and how it got there? Think again.

Posted on April 30, 2014May 3, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

I AM BIG BIRD plays Hot Docs 2014

Today’s film has been brought to you by the letters L, O, V, and E.

Posted on April 29, 2014May 1, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

RICH HILL plays Hot Docs 2014

A mundane town like any other is the subject of a stunning film like few others.

Posted on April 28, 2014May 1, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

SLEEPLESS IN NEW YORK plays Hot Docs 2014

A beautiful documentary about a feeling everybody has felt, and likely will feel again before it’s all said and done.

Posted on April 27, 2014April 29, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

SELF(LESS) PORTRAIT plays Hot Docs 2014

It’s not just what people share about their lives, but how they share it.

Posted on April 26, 2014April 29, 2014
festivals, hot docs, reactions

JUST EAT IT: A FOOD WASTE STORY plays Hot Docs 2014

Just how much good food do we leave untouched? The answer would surprise you.

Posted on April 26, 2014April 28, 2014
visuals

Freeze Frame: ON THE WATERFRONT

I coulda been the poster.

Posted on April 23, 2014June 30, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

It’s amazing how sharp and influential a piece of art can seem eighty-five years after it was created.

Posted on April 22, 2014June 30, 2015
trailers

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You: JERSEY BOYS Trailer

After a one-year break from the traditional movie musical, Clint Eastwood gets ready to bring us back to Broadway.

Posted on April 21, 2014April 25, 2014
reviews

OCULUS

There’s what we see, what we want to see, and what we wish we could un-see.

Posted on April 20, 2014April 24, 2014
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched Apr 12 – Apr 18)

Some musicals, some shorts, and some DiCaprio help me get back to my usual routine.

Posted on April 19, 2014April 24, 2014
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 4 – 18 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

The Dew Over begins, Watson talks spoilers, Transcendence flunks, and I anticipate the playoffs.

Posted on April 18, 2014April 23, 2014

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