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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews 3 stars, armin mueller-stahl, canadian, crime, david cronenberg, drama, dvd, eastern promises, naomi watts, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel

EASTERN PROMISES

September 23, 2007

David Cronenberg closes off a trilogy of films that focus on pure human violence.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, andrew dominik, assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford, brad pitt, casey affleck, drama, dvd, garret dillahunt, jeremy renner, mary louise parker, paul schneider, sam rockwell, sam shepard, ted levine, western, zooey deschanel

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

September 23, 2007

Only the very best films can get away with truly horrible titles. This is no exception.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, across the universe, beatles, bono, dvd, eddie izzard, evan rachel wood, jim sturgess, joe anderson, joe cocker, julie taymor, musical, selma hayak

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

September 21, 2007

Is there anybody going to listen to the story…all about the girl who came to stay?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, bill hader, christopher mintz-plasse, comedy, dave franco, dvd, emma stone, greg mottola, jonah hill, judd apatow, michael cera, seth rogen, superbad

SUPERBAD

September 20, 2007

Remember those high school days? When the first and foremost thing upon the brain was “losin’ it”?

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Ryan McNeil
Uncategorized comedy, trailers

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

September 19, 2007

This was one of the best movies I saw at this year’s film festival, and will likely stand as one of the best I see this year. Go see it when it hits theatres, and prepare to laugh like crazy…

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Ryan McNeil
listy goodness top fives

Colder Than You

September 18, 2007

With the Toronto Film Festival behind me, and the chillier weather greeting my morning commutes to work, my mind has started looking a bit more down the road. Specifically to the glut of great fall movies that are on the way. Part of me thinks it’s a shame that the studios save all these gems…

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Ryan McNeil
TIFF, Toronto TIFF 2007

Thanks, That Was Fun

September 16, 2007

So another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us…maybe now I can get back to watching movies at a normal pace! I had a great time this year, and count 18 out of my 20 films as ones I would recommend – a much higher ratio than usual! I’d like to think that I’m just…

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Ryan McNeil
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