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festivals, reactions, TIFF clive owen, juan carlos fresnadillo, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: INTRUDERS

September 18, 2011

That Nightmare that Feels So Real and makes You Afraid to Close Your Eyes? Clive Owen is Here to Gently Remind You That It’s Only a Dream.

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: CRAZY HORSE

September 18, 2011

I Wouldn’t Think It Could Be Possible, but a Documentary About a Burlesque Show Becomes a Bit of a Chrore.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF elizabeth olsen, john hawkes, sarah paulson, sean durkin, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

September 18, 2011

Teardrop Returns, and This Time He’s Messing with The Head of the Other Olsen Sister.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF antonio banderas, pedro almodovar, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: THE SKIN I LIVE IN

September 17, 2011

Almodovar Leads Us Right Up to The Edge of Darkness, Then Finds The Balls to Push Us Over.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF alexis bledel, geoffrey fletcher, james gandolfini, saoirse ronan, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: VIOLET & DAISY

September 16, 2011

This Travelling Sisterhood Wants More Than Just Pants.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF rodrigo santoro, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: HELENO

September 16, 2011

The Brazilian Bio-Pic Sets a Beautiful Cross, But Can’t Stick it in The Goal

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF ed helms, jason segel, judy greer, susan sarandon, the duplass brothers, TIFF 2011

TIFF Review: JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME

September 16, 2011

The Duplass Brothers Stray From the Magical Forest of Mumblecore to Deliver a Plot-Driven Film That Charms.

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Ryan McNeil
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