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festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF apichatpong weerasethakul, cemetery of splendour, foreign film, korean, TIFF 2015

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
festivals, reactions, TIFF Cho Jae-hyun, foreign film, kim ki-duk, korean, Lee Eun-woo, Seo Young-ju, TIFF 2013

MOEBIUS plays TIFF 2013

September 16, 2013

Easily the craziest film I watched all week – one very messed up look at the sexual politics of the family dynamic.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF a werewolf boy, jo sung-hee, korean, park bo-young, song joong-ki, TIFF 2012

A WEREWOLF BOY Plays TIFF 2012

September 14, 2012

The tale of a girl and her dog came highly recommended to me. I can’t say I share the sentiment.

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Ryan McNeil
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PLANET OF SNAIL plays Hot Docs

April 27, 2012

Sometimes you see a couple so perfect for one another, you can’t help but feel moved…and perhaps a bit jealous.

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Ryan McNeil
trailers byung-hun lee, crime, foreign, kim ji-woon, korean, min-sik choi, thriller, trailers

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (I SAW THE DEVIL Trailer)

March 2, 2011

Not sure how many of y’all have listened to the latest Matineecast yet, but the second half focuses on foreign film. One foreign film that will stick with me for the rest of my days is I SAW THE DEVIL, which I caught last year at TIFF. The flick is unforgettable for how well constructed…

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: I SAW THE DEVIL

September 16, 2010

An Eye for An Eye Doesn’t Blind Me Enough to Un-See Such Cinematic Violence.

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Ryan McNeil
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