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Ryan Michaels
Ryan Michaels
Ryan has spent his career at director-oriented companies—Regency, Annapurna, Plan B, HBO—dedicated to his passions for direction and criticism. Any movie geared toward the melodramatic or sensual is probably for him. He’s based in New York City.

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    WE ARE WHO WE ARE is Gorgeous, Expansive Work From Luca Guadagnino

    By Ryan MichaelsNovember 21, 2020
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    By Ryan MichaelsNovember 17, 2020
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    NOMADLAND Is A Slow, Slurry, Heady Buzz

    By Ryan MichaelsOctober 15, 2020
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    LOVERS ROCK: Movie of the Year, Movie of the Body

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    By Ryan MichaelsSeptember 12, 2020
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    TESLA Is Everything And Nothing At Once, SHE DIES TOMORROW Is Frustratingly Non-Committal

    By Ryan MichaelsAugust 27, 2020
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    Nothing Is Bailing Out Cinema but Itself

    By Ryan MichaelsJuly 28, 2020
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    Boiling Bliss, Crashing Fates: Fruit Chan’s MADE IN HONG KONG Has Arrived

    By Ryan MichaelsMarch 24, 2020
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