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Category: listy goodness

listy goodness

At The Hundredth Meridian: Great Modern Canadian Films in Honour of Canada Day

Celebrating homegrown talent from my home and native land.

Posted on July 1, 2014July 5, 2014
listy goodness

Oh So Many Years (My Birthday Tradition)

I celebrate my name day with the usual requisite geekiness.

Posted on June 1, 2014June 5, 2014
listy goodness

Goodbye Lovers and Friends: Ryan’s Top Five of 2013

We begin with the end. As one year starts, we remember what the last one gave us.

Posted on January 1, 2014January 6, 2014
listy goodness, visuals

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2013 Edition

Certain moments have a way of sticking with you throughout the year.

Posted on December 30, 2013January 4, 2014
discussion, listy goodness

Disturbia: My Fourth Annual Fall Freak-Out

All of you who like scary movies? You’ve had a bad influence on me. Now do it again.

Posted on October 1, 2013October 7, 2013
listy goodness

I Might (My Birthday Tradition)

Every year on this day I make a short list and then let happenstance take over.

Posted on June 1, 2013June 6, 2013
listy goodness

Say Good Night and Go: Ryan’s Top Five of 2012

Take one last look at 2012: A year the studios remembered how to make great pictures.

Posted on January 1, 2013January 8, 2013
listy goodness

Hey Man, Nice Shot – 2012 Edition

Sometimes, I think much of what a film wants to say can be embodied in a single image. Other times, I think random individual shots … Read More ›

Posted on December 30, 2012January 4, 2013
listy goodness

Jaan Pehechaan Ho: Setting the Bollywood Watchlist

Once again I look to step from the darkness into the light – and this time the warm, wonderful light will arrive speaking Hindi.

Posted on November 13, 2012November 17, 2012
listy goodness

Life’s a Happy Song: The Movie Scores that Stick With Us

What is it about a great piece of musical accompaniment?

Posted on November 6, 2012November 11, 2012
discussion, listy goodness

Disturbia: Or My Lack of Horror Movie Know-How ver. 3.0

It’s that time of year again: The moment when I declare how big a pussy I am, and put it out to my readers to help me nut up.

Posted on September 27, 2012October 1, 2012
festivals, listy goodness, TIFF

Closing Time: Wrapping Up TIFF 2012

Last call! Allow me a moment to wrap-up the week before we move on to other things around this joint.

Posted on September 17, 2012September 22, 2012

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