Shane McNeil
About Shane McNeil
Shane McNeil is a cinematic robot programmed to like things that are awesome and hate anything associated with Nicholas Sparks. "He" loves the films of Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Akira Kurosawa. "He" has never cried in a movie because "he" was not programmed to do so, however, the ending of "It's a Wonderful Life" causes one mysterious spark to fly off "his" motherboard. "His" auto-programmed cinematic diatribes have appeared online and in print for such outlets as Playback Magazine, Dose Magazine, Mondo Magazine, Zip.ca and now, finally, the Toronto Film Scene, which "he" promises "he" has not been programmed to destroy.
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  • 08 Mar 2012
    Predictions for the 32nd Genie Awards
    Now that we’ve gotten past the formality of those “other awards” it’s time to get down to business on some meaningful trophies. Canada has never cranked out as many films at such a high level as it has over the past few years, and the ability of the most successful of...
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  • 13 Jan 2012
    Review: The Iron Lady
    How far would you be willing to go to display a truly brilliant performance? That is bound to be the question on the minds of anyone wandering out of a screening of The Iron Lady. Make no bones about it, Meryl Streep’s performance is brilliant. It cuts much deeper than just...
    Archived in Major Theatrical Reviews
  • 25 Dec 2011
    Review: War Horse
    Any review of Steven Spielberg’s latest offering, War Horse, needs to begin with the following information: it is a perfectly fine film. There really isn’t anything wrong with the movie. It’s technically sound, emotionally uplifting and has your usual smattering of stunning visuals and exciting action sequences. That said, the film really...
    Archived in Major Theatrical Reviews
  • 16 Dec 2011
    Roman Polanski, TIFF unleash Carnage
    Roman Polanski has always been kind of a funny guy. Maybe he’s not always funny in the conventional making-everyone-laugh sense, but at the very least funny in the odd, off-the-map, Fargo-descriptive kind of way....
    Archived in Articles TIFF Programming
  • 09 Dec 2011
    Review: The Artist
    If ever a film were custom-designed to charm the pants off a Toronto audience, The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius’ mostly-silent ode to the death of silent film – is it. But that’s in no way a bad thing. The Artist treads on familiar territory. It’s a requiem for a by-gone...
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