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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

THOR: RAGNAROK

The God of Thunder has a pretty damned good sense of humour. Who saw that coming?

Posted on November 5, 2017September 28, 2019
blind spot series

Blindsided by A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

A spoonful of empathy helps the medicine go down.

Posted on October 31, 2017November 12, 2017
reviews

EX LIBRIS

One of the best films of the year is a documentary about libraries clocking in over three hours long. Yes, really.

Posted on October 24, 2017September 28, 2019
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 185 – PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

Talkin’ PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN with Petula Neale.

Posted on October 23, 2017November 5, 2017
reviews

PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

When unconventional love brought three people together, an icon was born.

Posted on October 22, 2017September 11, 2020
reviews

MOTHER!

Abrasive, presumptuous, abhorrent, and incorrigible…but so are the times we now live in

Posted on October 5, 2017September 28, 2019
blind spot series

Blindsided by L’ATALANTE

We can make all the plans we want, but ultimately we are in the hands of forces bigger than us

Posted on October 3, 2017November 5, 2017
reviews

IT

Perhaps children have more spine and more bravery than the most courageous adult.

Posted on October 2, 2017September 21, 2019
reviews

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Sometimes it’s not about who won the battle, but how they won that matters…

Posted on October 1, 2017September 11, 2020
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: Talkin’ CREED on Changing Reels

I take my talents to The Axis to discuss Abdul, Camille, and Creed

Posted on September 24, 2017September 12, 2020
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

MY DAYS OF MERCY plays TIFF 2017

A story that pleads with us not let one moment or one label define who we are.

Posted on September 17, 2017October 22, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

PLONGER plays TIFF 2017

Director Mélanie Laurent reminds us that the ones who stay put, sometimes claim they’ve run away.

Posted on September 17, 2017September 11, 2020

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