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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Days of The Week (Films Watched September 5 – 25)

September 26, 2015

The week where my tally goes through the roof is upon us.

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Ryan McNeil
guest spots, podcasts kurt halfyard, podcasts, row three, row three cinecast

Elsewhere: Talkin’ BLACK MASS and TIFF 2015 on The Row Three Cinecast

September 25, 2015

I take my talents to Row Three to discuss TIFF and BLACK MASS.

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Ryan McNeil
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Mama Said: ROOM Trailer

September 24, 2015

Fall’s big contender? Or an affecting pretender?

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Ryan McNeil
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Beauty Behind the Madness (Reflections on TIFF 2015)

September 23, 2015

A few quickly scribbled notes before I close the book.

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Ryan McNeil
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WITCH plays TIFF 2015

September 20, 2015

Lift up your hands and pray for salvation…but have a back-up plan, just in case that doesn’t work.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF alfred hitchcock, documentary, francois truffaut, hitchcock/truffaut, TIFF 2015

HITCHCOCK /TRUFFAUT plays TIFF 2015

September 20, 2015

A love letter to a pair of cinematic giants who both lived for – and through – cinema.

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Ryan McNeil
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GIRLS LOST plays TIFF 2015

September 20, 2015

Girls who are boys
Who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they’re girls
Who do girls like they’re boys

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