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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

THE MEDDLER

Those calls you duck, and that person you avoid? They might be worth so much more than you think.

Posted on May 30, 2016September 11, 2020
reviews

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Walk Away from a Comic Book Franchise.

Posted on May 29, 2016September 28, 2019
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched May 21 – 27)

The end of the playoffs and the second week in a row where #52 brings me to a theatre.

Posted on May 28, 2016June 4, 2016
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 158 – THE NICE GUYS

Talkin’ THE NICE GUYS with Corey Pierce of The Soundtrack of Your Life.

Posted on May 23, 2016June 5, 2016
reviews

THE NICE GUYS

A familiar genre gets a new champion.

Posted on May 22, 2016September 28, 2019
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched May 14 – 20)

The #52 finally gets me into a multiplex, and brings me only my second actor/director in Jodie Foster.

Posted on May 21, 2016May 28, 2016
essays, my back pages, thoughts & opinions

Talking Book: Should One Watch It, or Should One Read It?

When the book-versus-movie debate seems less clear-cut.

Posted on May 20, 2016July 3, 2019
trailers

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts : QUEEN OF KATWE Trailer

Looking down the road a few klicks for chances to see some of the #52 in theatres.

Posted on May 19, 2016May 29, 2016
reviews

MONEY MONSTER

What hope is there for the masses when second estate goes unchecked, and the fifth estate is ill-prepared?

Posted on May 15, 2016September 11, 2020
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched April 23 – May 13)

The docs are over, the basketball prevails, and the #52 continue…

Posted on May 14, 2016May 21, 2016
reviews

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

It’s not about the fight, it’s about what causes it.

Posted on May 10, 2016September 28, 2019
festivals, hot docs, reactions

THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS plays Hot Docs 2016

Put presumptions aside and make the world your burrito.

Posted on May 8, 2016May 19, 2016

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