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trailers bruce dern, channing tatum, demien bichir, jennifer jason leigh, kurt russell, michael madsen, quentin tarantino, samuel l jackson, the hateful eight, tim roth, trailers, walton goggins, zoe bell

Renegades: THE HATEFUL EIGHT Trailer

August 17, 2015

Guess who’s back…

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Ryan McNeil
the watchlist

Days of The Week (Films Watched August 8 – 14)

August 15, 2015

A week spent watching the Mission: Impossible series provides new clarity on a once-flagging franchise.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, aldis hodge, alexandra shipp, corey hawkins, directors of colour, drama, elena goode, f. gary gray, jason mitchell, music, n.w.a., neil brown jr., o'shea jackson jr., paul giamatti, r. marcos taylor, reviews, straight outta compton

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

August 14, 2015

These are troubled times, so what better point to look back on previous times that were troubled?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, alec baldwin, christopher mcquarrie, drama, jeremy renner, mission impossible: rogue nation, mission: impossible, rebecca ferguson, reviews, sean harris, simon pegg, spy, tom cruise, ving rhames

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION

August 13, 2015

Five films in, and the franchise has finally figured things out. They trick is less impossible; more mission.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, news, TIFF

News of The World 2015 pt III – TIFF Announces Midnight Madness, Docs, and Masters

August 12, 2015

TIFF’s latest announcement details Gaspar Noe, Janis Joplin, and The Yakuza Apocalypse

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Ryan McNeil
trailers drama, joey king, jonathan rhys meyers, roland emmerich, ron perlman, stonewall

Possibility: STONEWALL Trailer

August 11, 2015

The subject matter of TIFF selections can spark interest…it’s when you dig into the names involved that pictures get clearer.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, emma stone, irrational man, jamie buckley, joaquin phoenix, parker posey, reviews, woody allen

IRRATIONAL MAN

August 9, 2015

Sometimes Woody plays; sometimes Woody noodles.

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Ryan McNeil
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