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Author: Ryan McNeil

festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2014 pt. ii

Talkin’ BIG GAME with Brian J. Roan as TIFF 2014 coverage continues.

Posted on September 8, 2014September 10, 2014
festivals, reactions, TIFF

KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET plays TIFF 2014

Forget about a story for a moment, and give yourself over to poetry.

Posted on September 7, 2014September 13, 2014
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2014 pt. i

Talkin’ CONFESSION – and the entire Toronto Adventure – with French Toast Sunday as TIFF 2014 coverage begins

Posted on September 7, 2014September 9, 2014
reactions, TIFF

COMING HOME (Gui lai) plays TIFF 2014

The poetry of true love and heartbreak, as only Zhang Yimou can recite.

Posted on September 6, 2014September 9, 2014
reactions, TIFF

ST. VINCENT plays TIFF 2014

When a master picks up his instrument, you seldom care what the master chooses to play.

Posted on September 6, 2014October 18, 2014
reactions, TIFF

THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYA plays TIFF 2014

Takahata breathes new life into an ancient Japanese folk-talk, and leaves us wondering if he is taking a bow in the process.

Posted on September 6, 2014September 8, 2014
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SHREW’S NEST (MUSARAÑOS) plays TIFF 2014

My TIFF adventure begins with a grisly bedtime story from a country that is fast becoming the best at telling grisly bedtime stories.

Posted on September 5, 2014September 7, 2014
thoughts & opinions, TIFF

This is Happening: The Matinee Heads to TIFF 2014

Let me play currator for the next two weeks, won’t you?

Posted on September 4, 2014September 7, 2014
trailers

If You Talk Too Much: ROSEWATER Trailer

We all know the man is insightful and funny, but can Jon Stewart direct? Ask me again this time next week.

Posted on September 3, 2014September 6, 2014
thoughts & opinions

Autumn’s Here: What I Learned on Summer Vacation

School’s back in session, so allow me to present my first assignment.

Posted on September 2, 2014September 6, 2014
matineecast, podcasts

Episode 120 – FRANK

Talkin’ FRANK with guest Jessica from The Velvet Cafe. She and Ryan also read some listener feedback on anticipated autumn films and flip the record over to play the other side.

Posted on September 1, 2014January 28, 2015
matineecast, podcasts, thoughts & opinions

On Depression

Pardon the interruption, but I’ve been thinking.

Posted on August 31, 2014October 5, 2014

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