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tiff 2020

festivals, reactions, TIFF arnaud valois, french, international film, Seize printemps, spring blossom, suzanne lindon, tiff, tiff 2020, women in film

SPRING BLOSSOM plays TIFF 2020

September 19, 2020

A new french director tells a familiar story from a different point of view.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF callan mulvey, chloe moretz, nick robinson, roseanne liang, shadow in the clouds, tiff 2020, women in film

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD plays TIFF 2020

September 18, 2020

WWII flights over The Pacific were terrifying…and that was BEFORE unexpected passengers tagged along.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF beans, canadian, indigenous film, kiawentiio, tiff, tiff 2020, tracey deer, women in film

BEANS plays TIFF 2020

September 17, 2020

There’s something especially intense about coming of age during a crisis.

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Ryan McNeil
matineecast, podcasts, TIFF carolyn hinds, one night in miami, regina king, tiff, tiff 2020, wicked little town, women in film

Wicked Little Town: TIFF 2020 pt. iii

September 17, 2020

Carolyn Hinds touches base as TIFF 2020 coverage continues.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF Anna Maguire, canadian, dusty mancinelli, Jesse LaVercombe, madeleine sims-fewer, obi abili, tiff, tiff 2020, violation, women in film

VIOLATION plays TIFF 2020

September 15, 2020

A midnight madness selection examines the human capacity for cruelty.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF chloe zhao, david strathairn, frances mcdormand, nomadland, tiff, tiff 2020, women in film

NOMADLAND plays TIFF 2020

September 14, 2020

Frances and Chloe drive across America giving us a stunning view out the windshield.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF aisling chin-yee, billy tipton, chase joynt, documentary, LGBTQ, no ordinary man, tiff 2020, women in film

NO ORDINARY MAN plays TIFF 2020

September 13, 2020

Meditations on a trans iconic who isn’t near as iconic as he should be.

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Ryan McNeil
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