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SHREW’S NEST (MUSARAÑOS) plays TIFF 2014

September 5, 2014

My TIFF adventure begins with a grisly bedtime story from a country that is fast becoming the best at telling grisly bedtime stories.

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Ryan McNeil
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I’M SO EXCITED

August 4, 2013

When should a film be judged on its merits, and when should a film be judged as an entry on the filmmaker’s resume?

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