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melonie diaz

festivals, reactions, TIFF adam sandler, dustin hoffman, ellen barkin, melonie diaz, method man, steve buschemi, the cobbler, thomas mccarthy, TIFF 2014

THE COBBLER plays TIFF 2014

September 13, 2014

Once upon a time, there was a boy from New York named Adam, who occasionally had thoughts of making good movies.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, ariana neal, chad michael murray, directors of colour, drama, fruitvale station, kevin durand, melonie diaz, michael b. jordan, octavia spencer, ryan coogler

FRUITVALE STATION

August 18, 2013

One of 2013’s most powerful films is a prayer for patience and redemption, and a painful reminder of how rare those virtues are.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, be kind rewind, comedy, danny glover, dvd, jack black, marcus carl franklin, melonie diaz, mia farrow, michel gondry, mos def, sigourney weaver

BE KIND REWIND

March 2, 2008

There’s an undeniable charm that comes with Michel Gondry’s D.I.Y. sensibility.

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Ryan McNeil
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