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reviews 3 stars, alfred molina, ari graynor, drama, hugh jackman, j.k. simmons, jason reitman, jenna kanell, josh brener, kevin pollack, mamoudou athie, mike judge, molly ephraim, politics, sara paxton, steve zissis, the front runner, vera farmiga

THE FRONT RUNNER

December 2, 2018

In America, questions of ethics abound in both politics and journalism. Ever wonder how we got to this point?

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts directors of colour, in a tiff, matineecast, petula neale, podcasts, steve mcqueen, widows

Episode 210 – WIDOWS

November 19, 2018

Talkin’ Steve McQueen’s new film with Petula Neale

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, alison sudol, callum turner, claudia kim, david yates, eddie redmayne, ezra miller, fantastic beasts, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindewald, fantasy, j.k. rowling, johnny depp, jude law, katherine waterston, wizarding world, zoe kravitz

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDEWALD

November 16, 2018

The Wizarding World has begun to age. With age comes wisdom…sometimes clarity…and occasionally regret.

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts beautiful boy, felix van groeningen, matineecast, podcast, sam mccosh

Episode 209 – BEAUTIFUL BOY

November 5, 2018

Talkin’ Felix Van Groeningen’s new film with Sam McCosh

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, amy ryan, andre royo, beautiful boy, drama, felix van groeningen, kaitlyn dever, maura tirerney, reviews, steve carell, timothée chalamet, timothy hutton

BEAUTIFUL BOY

October 31, 2018

How does one give an honest effort when one’s life has become a series of lies?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, andi matichak, david gordon green, halloween, halloween 2018, horror, jamie lee curtis, judy greer, reviews, will patton

HALLOWEEN

October 26, 2018

The world is an even scarier place than it was forty years ago. Fortunately, true heroes don’t scare very easily.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, chris o'dowd, drama, ethan hawke, jesse peretz, juliet naked, review, rose byrne

JULIET, NAKED

October 25, 2018

On fandom, fixation, and fondness.

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Ryan McNeil
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