Skip to content
The Matinee

The Matinee

Cinematic Passion & Perspective

The Matinee

  • writing
    • reviews
    • reactions
    • dvd doubleback
    • watchin’ & writin’
    • the decade so far
    • Review Index
  • podcasts
    • matineecast
    • winchester chronicles
    • guest spots
  • festivals
    • TIFF
    • hot docs
    • nxne
    • Toronto After Dark
    • toronto silent film festival
  • Ongoing Features
    • blind spot series
    • thoughts & opinions
    • the watchlist
    • links
    • falling for the first time
    • my back pages
    • essays
    • conversations
    • discussion
    • award talk
  • Contact Me
  • About Me

jane fonda

reactions, screenings, TIFF harvey keitel, jane fonda, michael caine, paolo sorrentino, paul dano, rachel weisz, TIFF 2015

YOUTH plays TIFF 2015

September 13, 2015

In a good friendship, you only tell each other the good things…so here’s a few good things about a flawed film.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, abigail spencer, adam driver, comedy, connie britton, corey stoll, dax shepard, jane fonda, jason bateman, kathryn hahn, rose byrne, shawn levy, this is where i leave you, tina fey

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU

September 29, 2014

They say that you can’t go home again. Maybe they should say that you shouldn’t go home again.

Read More
Ryan McNeil
dvd doubleback alan rickman, alex pettyfer, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, forest whitaker, james marsden, jane fonda, john cusack, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, liev schreiber, mariah carey, minka kelly, oprah winfrey, robin williams, terrence howard, the butler, yaya alafia

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

January 5, 2014

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

Read More
Ryan McNeil
  • Letterboxd
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Spotify

Subscribe to the Matineecast

  • Spotify
  • Apple
  • Google

Straight Up

Enter your email address to receive new posts by email.

© 2026 The Matinee | Designed by: Theme Freesia | Powered by: WordPress