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Ryan McQuade
Ryan McQuade's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Ryan McQuade is a film-obsessed writer located in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He?s extremely fond of independent releases and director?s passion projects. Engrossed with all things Oscars, he hosts the Chasing the Gold podcast at InSessionFilm.com. When he?s not watching movies, he?s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.
Movies reviews only
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MaXXXine (2024) |
[Ti]West’s detailed build-up within the first two acts of the film is some of the best work of his career. - AwardsWatch
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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The Watchers (2024) |
In making her first film, Ishana Night Shyamalan stumbles at trying to find her footing in a pale imitation of one of her father’s projects. - AwardsWatch
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| Posted Jun 06, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
Turning Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga into a full-on revenge story allows us to fully understand the faults in Furiosa’s history and, thus, why her “redemption” in Fury Road is so important to her. - AwardsWatch
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) |
For having a bloated middle section, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes carries one of the best third acts within a Hollywood blockbuster from this decade. - AwardsWatch
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| Posted May 08, 2024
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The Card Counter (2020) |
The Card Counter is a misstep that makes you want to just fold in your hand and leave the table for good. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
Even though the humans are the sour mark on the overall film, Godzilla vs. Kong is still enjoyable... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020) |
America Utopia is a warm, funky, intelligent, important blanket... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Mank (2020) |
Is it his most accessible film to date? No, but who cares? We got a new Fincher movie in 2020 and it was very much a Fincher movie. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Tenet (2020) |
Christopher Nolan’s puzzle box Bond film is one of the most original films in quite some time. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) |
There is something pretty special about watching this family experience the subject of death together. Death doesn’t have to be a lonely, sad process; it can be one of joy, double fudge chocolate cake, and spending as much time as you can... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Minari (2020) |
Lee Isaac Chung's look at a Korean family immigrating to Arkansas is a tantalizing experience filled with so much togetherness, hardship, and true beauty. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) |
Kaufman’s look at love, loss, legacy, and musicals is just downright bonkers. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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I Carry You With Me (2020) |
As intimate of a movie as you will find this year. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Nest (2020) |
It’s been almost 10 years since we last saw Sean Durkin bring us a new project, and with this welcomed return, we get a dark look at the American dream... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Boys State (2020) |
You can see our future as both hopeful and alarming, leading this to really be the scariest movie of the year, and I don’t know if that should be seen as a compliment... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Our Friend (2019) |
I could have spent so much time with these characters in this story but it would have required another box of tissues to get through an extended run time. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) |
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom leaves a little to be desired, even though Boseman gives the performance of his career. It’s a shame that the film he is in isn’t as wonderful as he, but with this, he leaves a legacy. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin at his finest, and I hope the next project he does has as much passion and heart in it as this does. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Nomadland (2020) |
Ultimately, it’s not hard to connect with everything you see on screen because you can understand every character like they were someone you know. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Hamilton (2020) |
All these ideas and issues are conveyed even more powerfully on film than watching it in a theater... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
A beautiful capper to not only just this new trilogy but the entire Skywalker saga... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) |
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood just might be Tarantino's masterpiece. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Parasite (2019) |
Parasite is the movie we will look back on as the movie of 2019. It crosses over to every culture because it’s simply about human beings struggling to survive in an unfair system. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) |
Add two tantalizing performances from Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, and you have yourself one of the most romantic, beautiful films of the decade... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Uncut Gems (2019) |
Regardless of how and why, Uncut Gems is a unique rollercoaster experience matched by nothing else in 2019. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Little Women (2019) |
Gerwig is more than just one of the best female directors working today; she is one of the best directors working today, period. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Knives Out (2019) |
Knives Out is playful and entertaining but his commentary on political and personal detractions within his life spring forward... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Farewell (2019) |
The Farwell is not only a loving tribute to the women who carry our families, but it’s deeply relatable, with humor and honesty shining through the somber moments of life. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Pain and Glory (2019) |
Many meta films can be so insightful to a creator’s life, but this might be one of the most beautiful films in the sub-genre. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Doctor Sleep (2019) |
Doctor Sleep is a dense dance of nostalgic supernatural horror mixed with a deep psychological examination of how we can rise from the sins of the past. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Midsommar (2019) |
The performances from Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor are extraordinary, with both carrying two halves of Asters heart and reality. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Stuber (2019) |
What I can tell you is that Bautista and Nanjiani are comic gold together... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) |
The cast are on their A game, with what could be my favorite performance from Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson. But the reason to see this film is for Zach Gottsagen’s lead performance. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (2019) |
While the film doesn't do anything to stylistically different than any average documentary, it is a good companion piece to Leaving Neverland because of its conversation about people in power... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Them That Follow (2019) |
The script left a lot to be desired and left their actors out in the cold, leaving them to have to pick up a lot of the slack and thus the film became an exercise in patience... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum (2019) |
I liked a lot of the film, and do even admire its over-stuffiness at times, and left curious by the choices made at the end of the film based on where it leaves the characters for Chapter 4. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Rocketman (2019) |
Throughout all of these musical moments and dramatic tension, two things remain, the visual style of Fletcher and the best performance of Taron Edgerton’s career. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Gloria Bell (2018) |
Gloria Bell deserved much more happiness behind the camera and on the page to make this something truly worth dancing for. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Green Book (2018) |
The score and editing are not memorable at all, with some scenes just feeling out of place, and a soundtrack that feels too on the nose at times. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) |
Blunt gives the character a little bit of a different spine, thus making the character her own. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Widows (2018) |
Widows is a deconstruction of a heist movie, taking the genre to new and exciting heights. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) |
The love story shown from Kiki Layne and Stephen James is the most romantic, realistic relationship on screen this year... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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BlacKkKlansman (2018) |
It took Spike Lee to bring it all together and make us laugh and cry but also make us think... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) |
One of the most layered performances of Cruise's career... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Roma (2018) |
Alfonso Cauron’s most personal film of his career is his most visual striking film since Children of Men. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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The Rider (2017) |
I love how Chloe Zhao makes this film almost feel like a bio-pic/documentary within this narrative structure, it’s as real as it could get and feels like something that is personal... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) |
Morgan Neville is the new king of documentaries, and I’m fascinated in what subject he will tackle next. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Sword of Trust (2019) |
Shelton is one of the best comedic directors working today. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Adopt a Highway (2019) |
Ethan Hawke gives another commanding performance... - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Booksmart (2019) |
Wilde's direction and script oozes with the confidence and mastery of someone that has been directing for ten-plus years. - InSession Film
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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