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I Grieve: DEMOLITION Trailer

February 11, 2016

A grief-stricken postcard from an old friend from home…

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Ryan McNeil
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DEMOLITION plays TIFF 2015

September 11, 2015

Choose the music to destroy to…and then destroy the music

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Ryan McNeil
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Our Generation: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Trailer

December 7, 2014

Getting old sucks, but being young doesn’t seem so hot either.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alejandro gonzalez inarritu, amy ryan, andrea riseborough, birdman, drama, edward norton, emma stone, lindsay duncan, michael keaton, naomi watts, zach galifianakis

BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

October 24, 2014

Ignorance is bliss.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, bill murray, chris o'dowd, comedy, jaeden lieberher, melissa mccarthy, naomi watts, reviews, st. vincent, terrence howard

ST. VINCENT

October 19, 2014

Peace be with you. A reading from The Gospel according to Bill…

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Ryan McNeil
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WHILE WE’RE YOUNG plays TIFF 2014

September 12, 2014

Every generation draws from the generations that flank them, and every generation can be surprisingly selfish.

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Ryan McNeil
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ST. VINCENT plays TIFF 2014

September 6, 2014

When a master picks up his instrument, you seldom care what the master chooses to play.

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Ryan McNeil
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