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vincent cassel

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Blindsided by LA HAINE

June 30, 2015

How does one stop things from going from bad to worse?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 1.5 stars, crime, danny boyle, james mcavoy, rosario dawson, trance, vincent cassel

TRANCE

April 16, 2013

Sometimes it’s just best not to overthink it.

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Ryan McNeil
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Remember When – TRANCE Trailer

February 19, 2013

After an appointment with Doctor Frankenstein and a gold medal bit of directing at The London Olympics, Danny Boyle has returned to the cinema.

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: A DANGEROUS METHOD

September 14, 2011

Cronenberg Asks “…And How Did That Make You Feel?”

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, barbara hershey, best of 2010, black swan, darren aronofsky, drama, mila kunis, natalie portman, sebastian stan, vincent cassel, winona ryder

BLACK SWAN

December 3, 2010

Ballet isn’t pretty…

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Ryan McNeil
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TIFF Review: BLACK SWAN

September 19, 2010

One of TIFF’s Hottest Tickets Delivers on Its Hype.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, armin mueller-stahl, canadian, crime, david cronenberg, drama, dvd, eastern promises, naomi watts, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel

EASTERN PROMISES

September 23, 2007

David Cronenberg closes off a trilogy of films that focus on pure human violence.

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Ryan McNeil
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