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TIFF

festivals, reactions, TIFF byzantium, caleb landry jones, gemma arteton, johnny lee miller, neil jordan, sam riley, saoirse ronan, TIFF 2012

BYZANTIUM Plays TIFF 2012

September 12, 2012

A new addition to the vampire ominbus seduces in its look, but ultimately lacks bite.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF bradley cooper, chris tucker, david o. russell, jacki weaver, jennifer lawrence, robert deniro, silver linings playbook, TIFF 2012

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Plays TIFF 2012

September 12, 2012

Curiously, a big glossy studio offering stands as one of the best selections on my festival slate so far.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF ben affleck, javier bardem, olga kurylenko, rachel mcadams, reviews by tom, terrence malick, TIFF 2012, to the wonder, tom clift

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2012 pt. ii

September 12, 2012

Talkin’ TO THE WONDER with Tom Clift as TIFF 2012 coverage continues.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF anita gillette, caitlin fitzgerald, christmas, connie britton, ed lauter, edward burns, fitzgerald family christmas, heather burns, kerry bishé, marsha dietlein, michael mcglone, noah emmerich, TIFF 2012, tom guiry

THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS Plays TIFF 2012

September 11, 2012

A thoughtful greeting card to moviegoers everywhere from Barry McMullen himself

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF ewan mcgregor, juan antonio bayona, naomi watts, oaklee pendergast, samuel joslin, the impossible, TIFF 2012, tom holland

THE IMPOSSIBLE Plays TIFF 2012

September 11, 2012

Suddenly, my schedule has started handing me more misses than hits. This does not bode well.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF alex brendemühl, derek de lint, foreign, insensibles, juan carlos medina, juan diego, painless, silvia bel, spanish, TIFF 2012, tomas lemarquis

PAINLESS (INSENSIBLES) Plays TIFF 2012

September 10, 2012

Back to Spain to realize the dangers that come when one feels no pain.

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Ryan McNeil
reactions, screenings, TIFF andrés velencoso, antonio garrido, blanca romero, carmen ruiz, clara lago, daniel grao, fin, foreign, jorge torregrossa, maribel verdú, miquel fernández, spanish, TIFF 2012

FIN Plays TIFF 2012

September 10, 2012

Who should we grieve: Those who fall victim, or those left to carry on?

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Ryan McNeil
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