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Author: Ryan McNeil

reactions, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: LEGEND OF THE FIST – THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN

Channeling Bruce Lee and Humphrey Bogart Makes for a Cinematic Mess.

Posted on September 10, 2010August 14, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

Something Good This Way Comes

One Last Thought Before We Begin.

Posted on September 9, 2010August 14, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

Who’s Next (Potential TIFF Additions)

Thinking About Adding TIFF Selections to The Slate.

Posted on September 8, 2010August 14, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

Underwhelmed

Just Because They’re Playing TIFF Doesn’t Assure Quality.

Posted on September 7, 2010August 14, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

Last Year’s Man…and the year before that…and the year before that…

A Trip to TIFFs Past.

Posted on September 6, 2010August 14, 2011
reviews

GET LOW

As Our Lives Draw to Their Close, The Want for Redemption and Understanding Grows.

Posted on September 5, 2010June 2, 2012
like this

Something’s Coming

Today, I Feel Like This.

Posted on September 4, 2010August 14, 2011
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 9 – 3 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

Ruth Sums up 2010, Simon Goes to Boot Camp With Kubrick, and The Mobsters Take us Back to The Better Age of Mel.

Posted on September 3, 2010August 14, 2011
discussion

Get Ready

My Selections for the 31 Day Movie Meme

Posted on September 2, 2010August 14, 2011
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

What Happens When the Inmates Try to Take Over the Asylum.

Posted on September 1, 2010September 22, 2012
TIFF, trailers

At My Most Beautiful (BIUTIFUL Trailer)

Sometime today I should receive an email from TIFF telling me what films I have indeed secured tickets for. I’m actually quite optimistic that I’ll … Read More ›

Posted on August 31, 2010August 15, 2011
matineecast, podcasts

Midnight Radio: The Matineecast Episode 20

Marc from Go, See, Talk Joins Me to Ponder THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED.

Posted on August 30, 2010August 16, 2011

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