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How can such a good movie bomb so hard? Especially to Garfield? Listen to three Chicago film critics' perspectives regarding what happened and why they stand against George Miller's latest film. Pat McDonald is a writer for Hollywood Chicago and Tour Guide for Chicago films! https://hollywoodchicago.com/ https://chicagofilmtour.com/ Twitter @ubercritic and @ChiFilm Pat’s YouTube Channel https://ww...

How many movies have women directors? Can you name one outside of Greta Gerwig? Andrea Thompson from https://www.areelofonesown.com/ runs The Film Girl Film Festival held this year from March 23, 24, and 31 at The Music Box Theater in Chicago, IL. It's a celebration of women in cinema who help continue to push the boundaries of art. I spoke with Andrea about the state of female recognition in Holl...

Is Denis Villeneuve the Dune Messiah? Possibly. David Lane from Davey Dave's Takes joins me to discuss Dune's massive achievement. But how will the box office fair? Checkout David Lane's review of Dune Part Two here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoH714D3clI And my review of it here https://www.ypareviews.com/blog/2024/2/20/dune-part-two-is-an-engrossing-return-to-arrakis Subscribe to YPA Reviews...

Is Oppenheimer going to win big? Is Barbie deserving of the Best Picture stature? Why is Poor Things so beautifully bizarre? Did Sandra Hüller push her husband off the balcony in Anatomy of a Fall? All these questions and more are analyzed in an extensive conversation between three film critics on the 2014 Best Picture Nominees. Leo Brady @Leosamovieguy  from a https://amovieguy.com/ and Tarek Fay...

"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" surprises with some good laughs, exciting visuals (that can only be enjoyed in 3D), and enough action you can swing a trident at. Maybe a little too much action, but not enough to take away from a fun time. CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS Tarek Fayoumi is a writer for Movies With Tarek. You can find his reviews on all of the latest movies here. https://movieswithtarek.com/ @M...

#oppenheimer #theironclaw #spidermanacrossthespiderverse2023 Ian Simmons from Kicking The Seat joins me to talk about our favorite films of 2023. Do you agree, or are you intrigued by our picks? Let us know! Mike's Picks 1. Oppenheimer 2. Maestro 3. The Iron Claw 4. Past Lives 5. The Holdovers 6. Dream Scenario 7. The Zone of Interest 8. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse 9. Poor Things 10. Kille...

Writer/Director/Star Sujewa Ekanayake comes out with a sequel to his quirky "The Secret Society for Slow Romance" with "Cosmic Disco Detective Rene." The film follows a Detective getting in touch with beings capable of time travel by listening to Disco music. Through his incredible detective skills, Rene is able to communicate with the time-traveling beings and bring a sense of peace to the planet...

I interview geek culture expert and actress Victoria Cheri Bennett. Bennett has contributed to ScreenCrush, Den of Geek, and FanBolt. She also Hosts and Executive Produces the Tubi Show "Beverages with Bevin" https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200029109/s01-e01-to-the-comics-pilot. What thrilling topics will come up in our conversation? Probably Marvel and Star Wars. But tune in to find out what we have...

Godzilla Minus One is the most terrifying, intelligent, and meaningful Godzilla film since its 1954 original. Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki makes a film about the results of the atomic bomb creating a monster who's an allegory for man's unwavering ability to commit self-destruction. He's an unkillable beast that is a terrifyer. Yamazaki gets back to the root of who Godzilla is and why he is. He...

Are we still hailing Dave Filoni as the savior of Star Wars? No. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can f...

At last, Thrawn returns. Was he worth the wait? Why is Sabine And what is to happen to our heroes? Be smart, Filoni, and don't kill Thrawn after building him up for three years. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura/mentions Jeff York...

Hayden’s back, as is character development for Ahsoka in Ahsoka. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can f...

Another Thrawnless week? Will the story pick up some momentum? Let's hope! John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movie...

Is Ahsoka going to finally deliver on some Thrawn or another familiar character? Will there be more focus on Ahsoka in what's supposed to be her own show? Find out what we think. Guest info: John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura/mentio...

Is Ahsoka a brilliant continuation of Rebels or a cliched bore? Find out what a roundtable of Chicago Film Critics and Filmmakers think John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Ch...

How does The Wolf of Wall Street hold up ten years later? Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/ Subscribe to @YPAReviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my...

I speak with Jason Miller, director of the emotionally complex horror film Ghost of The Void. Why is it complex? Listen to find out. If you live in Chicago, you can watch Ghosts of the Void at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Monday, July 31st, as part of the Midwest Film Festival. Tickets are available here. https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/ghosts-void You can also catch it online on August 16th as...

Staying up at night to face some ghosts, two Chicago film critics share their thoughts on Talk To Me, one of the year's most memorable horror films. Should we tamper with the dead? What happens when the ghosts of the past come to haunt us? Listen and find out! Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at...

Join three Chicago film critics' thoughts on Great Gerwig's Barbie. Andrea Thompson writes for @areelofonesow and is the founder of the Film Girl Film Festival @filmgirlfilmmke http://www.areelofonesown.com/ Cati Glidewell is the owner and Head Blonde in Charge at @theblondeinfront on Instagram, Facebook, and Instagram http://theblondeinfront.com/ Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my writt...

What movie studios are too big to fail while others can't afford to fail anymore? The epic battle between Disney and Warner Bros rages on! Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Don Shanahan is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved and Banana Meter-approved film critic writing for film obsessive, his own website, Every Movie Has a Le...

Six Chicago Film Critics break down their favorite and worst summer blockbuster memories. Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Don Shanahan is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved and Banana Meter-approved film critic writing for film obsessive, his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson, and as a co-host of the Cinephile Hissy Fit...

Tarek Fayoumi from movies with Tarek and I aren't quick to love The Flash. Catch Tarek's latest reviews here https://movieswithtarek.com/ and you can find my work here https://www.ypareviews.com/

During the Chicago Critics Film Festival running from May 5-11 I sat down with Director Matt Johnson (BlackBerry) and Laura Moss (Birth/Rebirth) BlackBerry opens in theaters on May 12 you can find my review for the movie linked here.https://www.ypareviews.com/blog/2023/5/7/blackberry-offers-a-sharp-witty-and-somber-tale-about-the-forgotten-device Birth/Rebirth opens in theaters in August and is ex...

Three Chicago Film Critics lack the mushroom high Mario's nostalgia fails to replicate. Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

Is the show deserving of its praise? Here's what three cinephiles think. #thelastofus #hbomax #videogames Film Critic Krawczyk, movie collector John Davies, and I express our moderate to thrilled thoughts on the popular HBO show.