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festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF burak yigit, foreign film, franz rogowski, frederick lau, german, laia costa, max mauff, TIFF 2015, victoria

VICTORIA plays TIFF 2015

September 19, 2015

It’s rare that I can say this about a complete film, but “Hey man, nice shot!”

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF alejandra márquez abella, anajosé aldrete, esteban avila, foreign film, jimena cuarón, mexican, semana santa, tenoch huerta, TIFF 2015, women in film

SEMANA SANTA plays TIFF 2015

September 19, 2015

In a family dynamic, subtle gestures can have profound meaning.

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Ryan McNeil
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RAMS plays TIFF 2015

September 19, 2015

Pride. Tragedy. Sheep. Icelandic-style.

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Ryan McNeil
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CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR plays TIFF 2015

September 18, 2015

There’s a feeling we all experience as we slip in and out of sleep, one that’s both calming and frightening. This film is about that feeling.

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Ryan McNeil
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DHEEPAN plays TIFF 2015

September 12, 2015

The creator of RUST AND BONE wants us to ask ourselves just how fragile “a good man” really is?

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Ryan McNeil
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Blindsided by BELLE ET LA BÊTE

August 25, 2015

Wait a moment: Why isn’t that teacup singing?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, drama, foreign film, japanese, kumiko the treasure hunter, reviews, rinko kikuchi

KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER

April 12, 2015

What does it take to evoke the spirit of The Coen Brothers without specifically becoming “Coen-esque”?

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Ryan McNeil
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