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women in film

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF directors of colour, erica ash, francois arnaud, gloria reuben, jean of the jonses, mamoudou athie, sherri shepherd, taylour paige, tiff, tiff 2016, women in film, women of colour

JEAN OF THE JONSES plays TIFF 2016

September 16, 2016

Welcome to Jones’ family dinner. Grab a plate, and get comfy…shit’s about to get real.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF tiff 2016, women in film

AMERICAN HONEY plays Tiff 2016

September 13, 2016

“Steady as a preacher, free as a weed…” can both be exploited for American need.

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Ryan McNeil
TIFF tiff 2016, women in film

It’s Time: My TIFF 2016 Selections

September 2, 2016

TIFF 2016 approaches; Same amount of fun, a few less games.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2.5 stars, danny boon, foreign film, french, julie delpy, karin viard, lolo, vincent lacoste, women in film

LOLO

June 12, 2016

Relationship approval from our parents is nothing compared to relationship approval from our children.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, casey wilson, cecily strong, j.k. simmons, jason ritter, lucy punch, michael mckean, reviews, rose byrne, susan sarandon, the meddler, women in film

THE MEDDLER

May 30, 2016

Those calls you duck, and that person you avoid? They might be worth so much more than you think.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, caitriona balfe, dominic west, drama, george clooney, giancarlo esposito, jack o'connell, jodie foster, julia roberts, money monster, review, women in film

MONEY MONSTER

May 15, 2016

What hope is there for the masses when second estate goes unchecked, and the fifth estate is ill-prepared?

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF alejandra márquez abella, anajosé aldrete, esteban avila, foreign film, jimena cuarón, mexican, semana santa, tenoch huerta, TIFF 2015, women in film

SEMANA SANTA plays TIFF 2015

September 19, 2015

In a family dynamic, subtle gestures can have profound meaning.

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Ryan McNeil
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