I Saw The Film Festival Glow: Chicago Critics Film Festival 2024 (Part 1 of 2)
Essays for the newsletter can wait, there are new films to be excited about thanks to one of the best film festivals on the planet, curated by Chicago critics.
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Episode 225: 50 Favorites Part III in 3D (2024) (feat. Bill Ackerman)
Episode 225: Another 50 Favorites (feat. Bill Ackerman)0:00/2001×
Do you remember when Bill Ackerman and I revealed our 50 favorite movies episode for the 10-year anniversary of this show? That was Part One in what eventually has become a trilogy! Little did you know, when I
Episode 224: 50 Favorites Part II: Dead by Dawn (2022) (feat. Bill Ackerman)
Episode 224: 50 More Favorites (feat. Bill Ackerman)0:00/2001×
Do you remember when Bill Ackerman and I revealed our 50 favorite movies episode for the 10-year anniversary of this show? That was Part One in what eventually has become a trilogy! Little did you know, when I
#48: "X French Tee-Shirt" - Shudder to Think
What is this? What it's about? Why's it mostly just one chord? Who cares! It rocks
#47: Savannah Smiles (1982) (dir. Pierre De Moro)
Once again, not an objectively "great" movie, but to a 7-year-old kid who had just moved away from friends, something about this one hit home back then. Now as an adult, there are new reasons to cry.
New Movie Reviews (04.14.24)
New reviews are back! Viewing recent movies, writing reviews at least once a month; shooting for a minimum of four. That’ll change soon once the Chicago Critics Film Festival commences!
Beyond The Sight & Sound Canon (thanks, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?)
While waiting for the next Substack piece this week, take a look at the contribution I made to TSPDT's incredible new list. Love this website for us movie nerds who love ranking titles.