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women in film

reviews 3.5 stars, action, chris pine, comic books, connie nielsen, danny huston, david thewlis, dc, dceu, elena anaya, ewen bremner, gal gadot, patty jenkins, reviews, robin wright, saïd taghmaoui, women in film, wonder woman

WONDER WOMAN

June 6, 2017

How does one tell the story of a god and make it interesting to us puny humans? How does one take an immortal spirit and an indestructible form and use it to spin a tale that will still captivate?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, certain women, drama, jared harris, kelly reichardt, kristen stewart, laura dern, lily gladstone, michelle williams, rene auberjonois, reviews, women in film

CERTAIN WOMEN

May 28, 2017

The smallest things can have the greatest impact on an ordinary life.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, daniel brühl, drama, efrat dor, iddo goldberg, jessica chastain, johan heldenbergh, niki caro, shira haas, the zookeeper's wife, war, women in film, wwii

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE

April 2, 2017

Caro and Chastain go back to WWII to tell a tale of true beauty and true horror.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, blake jenner, comedy, edge of seventeen, hailee steinfeld, haley lu richardson, hayden szeto, kyra sedgwick, reviews, women in film, woody harrelson

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN

November 22, 2016

As a teenager, you can easily feel like a misfit. You won’t be the first to feel that way, and you certainly won’t be the last.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, american honey, andrea arnold, reviews, riley keough, sasha lane, shia labeouf, women in film

AMERICAN HONEY

October 25, 2016

That wild, wild whisper

Blowin’ in the wind

Callin’ out your name like a long lost friend?

Don’t listen to it.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, comedy, drama, hugo weaving, jocelyn moorhouse, judy davis, kate winslet, liam hemsworth, reviews, sarah snook, the dressmaker, women in film

THE DRESSMAKER

September 29, 2016

At the intersection of form, function, fury, and family, one fashionista frames her foes.

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Ryan McNeil
essays, thoughts & opinions, TIFF tiff 2016, women in film

These Women’s Work: A TIFF Spent with Films By Female Filmmakers

September 21, 2016

Thoughts on dedicating TIFF 2016 to The Female Perspective

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Ryan McNeil
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