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reviews 3.5 stars, awkwafina, chris pang, constance wu, crazy rich asians, gemma chan, harry shum jr., henry golding, jimmy o. yang, jing lusi, jon chu, ken jeong, lisa lu, michelle yeoh, nico santos, remy hii, romance, romantic comedy, ronny chang, ronny chieng, sonoya mizuno

CRAZY RICH ASIANS

August 19, 2018

In life, and in love, you can’t play not to lose.

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Ryan McNeil
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On Forgiveness

August 18, 2018

Pardon the interruption, but I need to say something about finding common ground.

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 205 – EIGHTH GRADE

August 16, 2018

Talkin’ Bo Burnham’s new film with Ariel Fisher

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, david kellman, documentary, eddy galland, reviews, robert shafran, three identical strangers, tim wardle

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

August 13, 2018

A search for an understanding of identity can lead to some pretty dark corners.

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Ryan McNeil
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Elsewhere: Talkin’ About Being Wrong on A Frame Apart

August 8, 2018

I take my talents to East York to get into what I’m wrong about and why.

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 204 – SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

July 30, 2018

Talkin’ SORRY TO BOTHER YOU with Courtney Small

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Ryan McNeil
reviews betty aberlin, documentary, françois scarborough clemmons, fred rogers, joanne rogers, junlei li, mister rogers, morgan neville, reviews, yo-yo ma

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

July 22, 2018

The revolution was televised, and the revolution wore a cardigan

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Ryan McNeil
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