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Let's Get Physical Media: The Lee Gambin Memorial Column (October 2024)

Let's Get Physical Media: The Lee Gambin Memorial Column (October 2024)

Reviews of a few titles recently released on 4K from Allied Vaughn (MovieZyng) I'm stoked to let folks know these releases are out on the best format possible! Elm Street, Focus, Game Night, & more!

CIFF & Mental Filmness: Part 1

CIFF & Mental Filmness: Part 1

Mental Filmness and CIFF have arrived; I'm here to tell you what I've liked and what to look forward to. Part 2 will be more of a wrap-up similar to how I've covered the Chicago Critics Film Festival

Episode 228: Jeremy Saulnier (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)

Episode 228: Jeremy Saulnier (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)

Episode 228: Jeremy Saulnier (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)0:00/2001× It's been six weeks since a new episode of the show but this will be worth the wait, given not only the director we're covering but the guest is one of the best film critics working

#60: The Master (2012) (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

#60: The Master (2012) (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

I agree with my friends who say, "I'm sure you'll change your mind in a couple years," but for now at this moment in time, this is my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film. Read on!

The Becomers (2024) (dir. Zach Clark)

The Becomers (2024) (dir. Zach Clark)

Featuring director interview! This is a strange little sci-fi romantic dramedy that might make you scratch your head all while warming up to the idea of all creatures need to find a soulmate.

#59: "Morning Theft" - Jeff Buckley

#59: "Morning Theft" - Jeff Buckley

I'm not sure what happened tonight to make me want to write this so late while feeling anxious but I think that's why I'm sitting down to write in the first place.

Fan Expo 2024 (Wrap-Up)

Fan Expo 2024 (Wrap-Up)

If you build it, nerds will come. And they sure did in droves! Here's my rundown of what this past weekend was like. So many people, so many events, exhausting but mostly fun!