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Author: Ryan McNeil

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

ANOMALISA plays TIFF 2015

Nobody does love and introspection quite like Charlie Kauffman

Posted on September 16, 2015September 19, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE WAIT plays TIFF 2015

In the face of death, what would one do for a small sliver of solace?

Posted on September 16, 2015September 11, 2020
reactions, screenings, TIFF

BROOKLYN plays TIFF 2015

Something sweet in the midst of all this festival heaviness.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
reactions, screenings

THE HONG KONG TRILOGY plays TIFF 2015

Community can be fleeting, so it’s best to capture it while you can.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2015 pt. ii

Hillary, Max, Sam and Calum join me for drinks as TIFF 2015 coverage continue.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
festivals, matineecast, podcasts, TIFF

Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2015 pt. i

Jess Rogers joins me for dinner as TIFF 2015 coverage begins.

Posted on September 14, 2015September 16, 2015
reactions, screenings, TIFF

YOUTH plays TIFF 2015

In a good friendship, you only tell each other the good things…so here’s a few good things about a flawed film.

Posted on September 13, 2015September 16, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SICARIO plays TIFF 2015

Get ready for a tense and vicious walk through the land of wolves.

Posted on September 13, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DHEEPAN plays TIFF 2015

The creator of RUST AND BONE wants us to ask ourselves just how fragile “a good man” really is?

Posted on September 12, 2015September 15, 2015
reactions, TIFF

In Conversation with Matthew Weiner at TIFF 2015

The Mad Men creator has a lot of interesting things to say…just don’t get him started on O. Selznick

Posted on September 12, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DEMOLITION plays TIFF 2015

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

Posted on September 11, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

GREEN ROOM plays TIFF 2015

A festival kickoff that is violent, ugly and abrasive…but in the most beautiful ways.

Posted on September 11, 2015September 13, 2015

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