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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews 3.5 stars, comedy, eddie marsan, edgar wright, martin freeman, nick frost, paddy considine, pierce brosnan, rosamund pike, simon pegg, the world's end

THE WORLD’S END

August 23, 2013

Edgar Wright’s “Cornetto Trilogy” comes to its epic conclusion with thoughts on assimilation, and living in the now.

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Ryan McNeil
links alex huls, alex kittle, an online universe, andrew james, andrew robinson, chris elena, cinema romantico, dor dotson, film forager, gman reviews, love & squalor, matthew price, movie mezzanine, movies you love podcast, nick prigge, row three, wilde dash

Everybody’s Talkin’ 8 – 22 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

August 22, 2013

Dor takes the wig out the box, Nick pours one out for Elmore, and Price offers words of wisdom

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Ryan McNeil
thoughts & opinions, TIFF

Orphans, Bawlers, Brawlers and Bastards: TIFF Films left Unchosen

August 21, 2013

Admitting to mistakes I haven’t made yet.

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Ryan McNeil
site news, thoughts & opinions

Six Pack: The Matinee Turns Six Years Old

August 20, 2013

It all began six summers ago…

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Ryan McNeil
trailers ali mosaffa, asghar farhadi, berenice bejo, le passe, tahar rahim, the past

Back to the Old House: LE PASSE Trailer

August 19, 2013

Last year at TIFF, going on past pedigree brought me to AMOUR, RUST + BONE, and LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE. Can lightning strike again?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, ariana neal, chad michael murray, directors of colour, drama, fruitvale station, kevin durand, melonie diaz, michael b. jordan, octavia spencer, ryan coogler

FRUITVALE STATION

August 18, 2013

One of 2013’s most powerful films is a prayer for patience and redemption, and a painful reminder of how rare those virtues are.

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist a man escaped, all about eve, fruitvale station, in a world..., red eye, rko 281, tabloid, the crow, the long goodbye, the man who shot liberty valance, wet hot american summer

Days of The Week (Films Watched Aug 10 – Aug 16)

August 17, 2013

Some observations as I finally step over into the dark side.

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Ryan McNeil
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