Skip to content
The Matinee

The Matinee

Cinematic Passion & Perspective

The Matinee

  • writing
    • reviews
    • reactions
    • dvd doubleback
    • watchin’ & writin’
    • the decade so far
    • Review Index
  • podcasts
    • matineecast
    • winchester chronicles
    • guest spots
  • festivals
    • TIFF
    • hot docs
    • nxne
    • Toronto After Dark
    • toronto silent film festival
  • Ongoing Features
    • blind spot series
    • thoughts & opinions
    • the watchlist
    • links
    • falling for the first time
    • my back pages
    • essays
    • conversations
    • discussion
    • award talk
  • Contact Me
  • About Me

Author: Ryan McNeil

festivals, reactions, TIFF alexis denisof, amy acker, clark gregg, fran kranz, jillian morgese, joss whedon, much ado about nothing, nathan fillion, TIFF 2012

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Plays TIFF 2012

September 15, 2012

O, what men dare do!
What men may do!
What men daily do,
not knowing what they do…

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF adrían garcía bogliano, alan martinez, francisco barreiro, here comes the devil, horror, laura caro, mexican, michele garcia, TIFF 2012

HERE COMES THE DEVIL Plays TIFF 2012

September 15, 2012

I’ve never watched a film with earplugs in, but on this afternoon, that really might have helped matters.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF charlene mckenna, ciarán mcmenamin, irish, jump, kieron walsh, lalor roddy, martin mccann, nichola burley, packy lee, richard dormer, TIFF 2012, valene kane

JUMP Plays TIFF

September 15, 2012

A clever film about stepping to the edge and taking the leap. One that smiles warmly, asks us to trust it, and assures us that we’ll land safely.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF come out and play, ebon moss-bachrach, horror, makinov, mexican, TIFF 2012, vinessa shaw

COME OUT AND PLAY Plays TIFF 2012

September 14, 2012

Almost forty years later, the question of “who could kill a child?” is still a bone-chilling one.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF amy acker, andrew robinson, clark gregg, gman reviews, joss whedon, much ado about nothing, nathan fillion, TIFF 2012

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2012 pt. iii

September 14, 2012

Talkin’ MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with Andrew Robinson as TIFF 2012 coverage continues.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF a werewolf boy, jo sung-hee, korean, park bo-young, song joong-ki, TIFF 2012

A WEREWOLF BOY Plays TIFF 2012

September 14, 2012

The tale of a girl and her dog came highly recommended to me. I can’t say I share the sentiment.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF danny lloyd, docs, jack nicholson, rodney ascher, room 237, scatman crothers, shelley duvall, stanley kubrick, the shining, TIFF 2012

ROOM 237 Plays TIFF

September 14, 2012

Sometimes a chair is just a chair.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
  • « Previous Page
  • Next Page »
  • Letterboxd
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Spotify

Subscribe to the Matineecast

  • Spotify
  • Apple
  • Google

Straight Up

Enter your email address to receive new posts by email.

© 2026 The Matinee | Designed by: Theme Freesia | Powered by: WordPress