Movie Review: Martha
Influencer culture has taken hold of the United States in 2024. Many people point to maybe the Kardashians, perhaps Paris Hilton, for where patient zero …
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Movie Review: The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
It’s amazing how many Count of Monte Cristo adaptations there are. Movies. TV miniseries. Even the Wachowskis and Guy Fawkes. Someone always finds something new …
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC): 2024 Windie Awards Nominations!
Hi all, the critic group I am in, Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) has announced their nominations for the best of the film world in 2024! …
Movie Review: Los Frikis
Hells yeah! After Kneecap this year, I wanted more time with some eff you punk rockers throwing middle fingers to the system. So naturally, we …
Movie Review: Nickel Boys
Movie stories are the backbone for great movies, I’m very certain of this. However, I constantly underestimate how a great director can really affect the …
Movie Review: The Last of the Sea Women
The only celebrity anywhere near The Last of the Sea Women is Malala Yousafzai, who is a producer. That means we don’t have self-centered productions …
Movie Review: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Few countries are producing as riveting cinema as Iran is doing in the last 10-20 years. The inherent juxtaposition of a progressive population ruled by …
The Top 10 Movies of 2024
2024 is a lot like 2021. While there are movies to like this year, none of them landed in that special rarified air only my …
Movie Review: Babygirl
We might be on the precipice of a new golden age of the erotic thriller. With more and more female directors working today, we can …
Movie Review: Red One
I’m growing more and more convinced that Dwayne Johnson isn’t a real person. He’s a humanoid creature molded by corporations to seem human enough to …