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Author: Ryan McNeil

TIFF, trailers

Fair and Tender Ladies

(MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Trailer)

One Last TIFF Preview – One That I Haven’t Even Watched Myself.

Posted on September 7, 2011September 9, 2011
festivals, TIFF

Voices in My Head (Sorting Out the TIFF Buzz)

Like the Cinematic Angels and Devils on Your Shoulders, Other Fest-Goers Will Compete for Your Decisions.

Posted on September 6, 2011September 10, 2011
reviews

THE GUARD

Brendan Gleason Brings Some Cheeky Irish Humour to End Off My Summer.

Posted on September 5, 2011February 16, 2012
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 40

Talkin’ FRIGHT NIGHT with Kelly Noordermeer. We Then Look Forward to the Fall With Both Feedback and a Top Five Dedicated to The Movies of Autumn 2011.

Posted on September 4, 2011December 2, 2011
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched 8/27 – 9/2)

An Early Look at a Fall Film, Diving in To A Foreign Selection, and Spinning the All-Time Favorite for the Eightieth or Ninetieth Time.

Posted on September 3, 2011September 9, 2011
like this

Reload

Today, I Feel Like This…

Posted on September 3, 2011September 5, 2011
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 9 – 2 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

Some Old Friends and New Finds For You to Click On Before I Elbow the Feature Aside for TIFF.

Posted on September 2, 2011September 5, 2011
reviews

BEGINNERS

Yet Another Life Less Ordinary.

Posted on September 1, 2011February 16, 2012
TIFF

I’ll Be Seeing You (My 2011 TIFF Schedule)

The Gods of Cinema Have Smiled On Me.

Posted on August 31, 2011September 4, 2011
TIFF, trailers

Silence is Golden (THE ARTIST Trailer)

Editor’s Note: If you came looking for the CONTAGION review, it’s been pulled for a while, but will return this Friday at noon. – RM … Read More ›

Posted on August 30, 2011September 3, 2011
thoughts & opinions

Drift Away

(Why I’ve Strayed From The Top Five Phenomenon)

…And Why You Should Too.

Posted on August 29, 2011October 17, 2013
reviews

CONTAGION

Soderbergh Unleashes a Plague, and Shows Us That The Disease is Just The Beginning of The Danger.

Posted on August 28, 2011January 12, 2013

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