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Author: Ryan McNeil

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Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2020 pt. i

September 13, 2020

Kurt Halfyard touches base as TIFF 2020 coverage begins.

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THE WAY I SEE IT plays TIFF 2020

September 12, 2020

They say one picture says one thousand words. Here’s several thousand on The 44th President

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ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI plays TIFF 2020

September 11, 2020

Regina King’s feature directorial debut dazzles with four legendary men on one legendary night

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Winchester Chronicles no 12: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

August 24, 2020

Simon Columb joins The Twelfth Dispatch to discuss CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

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Winchester Chronicles no 11: DRIVE

August 10, 2020

Marya E. Gates joins The Eleventh Dispatch to discuss DRIVE

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Winchester Chronicles no 10: CERTIFIED COPY

July 27, 2020

Amir Soltani joins The Tenth Dispatch to discuss CERTIFIED COPY

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PALM SPRINGS

July 15, 2020

Sometimes there’s a movie for the moment.

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