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Author: Ryan McNeil

reviews

BLACKHAT

Somewhere in amongst all those lines and lines of cinematic code is a really good product. But is it visible amid all the clutter?

Posted on January 16, 2015January 21, 2015
award talk

87th Oscar Nominations

The votes are in…

Posted on January 15, 2015January 21, 2015
trailers

Animal Insticnt: THE VOICES Trailer

The director of PERSEPOLIS returns with a delightfully weird looking tale

Posted on January 14, 2015January 18, 2015
award talk

Intriguing Possibilities – Step Three on The Road to The 87th Oscars

Well THAT clears a few things up…

Posted on January 13, 2015January 18, 2015
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 128 – INHERENT VICE

Talkin’ INHERENT VICE with Courtney Small from Cinema Axis. He and Ryan flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on January 12, 2015January 28, 2015
guest spots, podcasts

Elsewhere: Talkin’ 1998 on The Dew Over

I take my talents to the east side to discuss one of the most contentious oscar races in history.

Posted on January 11, 2015September 1, 2018
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched January 1 – January 9)

A gentle start to the watchings of 2015, and a week spent with David Tennant.

Posted on January 10, 2015January 14, 2015
links

Everybody’s Talkin’ 1 – 9 (Chatter from Other Bloggers)

I’m all over the place, Andrew likes idiots, Nik turns five, and Monika is fed up with toxicity.

Posted on January 9, 2015January 14, 2015
visuals

Freeze Frame: WITNESS

What we hold can sometimes say a lot about who we are.

Posted on January 8, 2015June 30, 2015
trailers

Bugs: Marvel’s ANT-MAN Trailer

Hey cool! It’s time for anoth – ….what the hell?

Posted on January 7, 2015April 30, 2019
trailers

Thunder On the Mountain: BIG GAME Trailer

Time to party like it’s 1995…

Posted on January 6, 2015January 11, 2015
Toronto

Youth Novels: BOYHOOD Tops the 2014 CAST Awards

The Toronto filmgoing community puts one more checkmark in Linklater’s 12-year-opus

Posted on January 5, 2015January 11, 2015

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