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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

GREEN LANTERN

After reading scores of Green Lantern comic books in recent years, the character had started to pose a challenge to Superman for the title of … Read More ›

Posted on June 19, 2011February 20, 2012
reviews

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Woody Allen Surprises Us All With a Film That Lands Amongst His All-Time Greats

Posted on June 19, 2011March 4, 2021
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Rock N’ Roll Ghost: COLOR ME OBSESSED Plays NXNE

Rock docs are a dime a dozen. Every week there is a new one; some getting a full-scale theatrical release, some created on the sham … Read More ›

Posted on June 18, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Rock & Roll is A Vicious Game: RAINMAN GOES TO ROCKWIZ plays NXNE

I’m beginning to believe that everybody in the world “has something”: some talent, some knowledge base, some special thing to offer the world. It might … Read More ›

Posted on June 17, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Knight Moves: IVORY TOWER Plays NXNE

For a film that’s so short, IVORY TOWER sure does leave me scratching my head wondering where to begin…and I mean that in the best … Read More ›

Posted on June 16, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne

Thieves Like Us: HIGH ON HOPE Plays NXNE

I was never one for rave culture. To me the notion of spending the 1990’s listening to repetitive music, in rooms that is an abandoned … Read More ›

Posted on June 15, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne

Lord, Take My Hand: YOU CAN’T SING IT FOR THEM Plays NXNE

When we come to know something as an institution, the temptation is not to tinker with it. After all, the very nature of an institution … Read More ›

Posted on June 14, 2011August 3, 2011
festivals, nxne, Toronto

Haunting You: BETTER THAN SOMETHING – JAY REATARD plays NXNE

Jay Reatard is a hard person to sum up in so many words. There’s a lot about him that seems warm, forthcoming and joyful. On … Read More ›

Posted on June 13, 2011August 3, 2011
reviews

THE TREE OF LIFE

There are two things I know for certain about THE TREE OF LIFE: One: Those who watch it will either love it or hate it … Read More ›

Posted on June 12, 2011May 25, 2013
reviews

SUPER 8

J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg get to tell the sort of story they used to tell as kids – only now their toys are so much cooler.

Posted on June 12, 2011January 1, 2012
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched 6/4 – 6/10)

So it would seem as though with my hard drive crashing, I’ve lost a handful of files that couldn’t be recovered. Can’t help but wonder … Read More ›

Posted on June 12, 2011March 20, 2012
film locker, podcasts

Radio Bomb: The Film Locker episode 2

No time to rest on our laurels, episode two is upon us. This week, Simon and I have Woody Allen in the locker, with an … Read More ›

Posted on June 11, 2011August 3, 2011

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