You'll Probably Agree

After making The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, Frank Capra made a movie that's meant to make us feel patriotic and optimistic. But is it Hollywood Schlock? Guest Information: Ian Simmons is the Podcaster/Writer/YouTuber at Kicking The Seat http://www.kickseat.com/ X @KICKSEAT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kngIP7djl1CsEyppoalA  Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. htt...

Air Aster may have hit a nerve with Americans that Paul Thomas Anderson perfected with One Battle After Another. However, that shouldn't exclude the accomplishment of Eddington. Guest Info Robert Kojder is a writer for Flickering Myth. You can find his work here. https://www.flickeringmyth.com/author/robert-kojder/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOIz9tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0d3pkQ1N3YWhYeW1NSktuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMj...

Life is full of surprises. The story of John Merrick (whose real name is Joseph, by the way) has the weirdness mixed with kindness that only David Lynch could create. Is The Elephant Man one of the most compassionate movies ever made? Is it one of David Lynch's Best films? Or are we all falling for a simple yet real plot device? Guest Info: Andrea Thompson is a Chicago Film Critic and the founder...

Religion, greed, hatred, capitalism, hypocrisy, there's a lot to unpack in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnum Opus. Is it his best, or is it flaunting style and obscurity over nuance and substance? Get your Bibles and milkshakes ready! Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jef...

Feeling hopeless through the endless doom scrolling? Here are some pictures that assure us why life is worth living. #moviereviews Guest Information: Ian Simmons is the Podcaster/Writer/YouTuber at Kicking The Seat http://www.kickseat.com/ X @KICKSEAT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kngIP7djl1CsEyppoalA  Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmf...

Do horror movies really generate fear, or is it the movies that capture human nature that's the true terror? Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You can also find him on TikTok as @jeffyorkc...

Before you can start screaming Viva La Revolution like Leonardo DiCaprio, a ubiquitous 1966 classic asks us, when do the people also become the villains? Guest Info: David McGowan is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker who owns Ravenswood Media. You can find his work here http://ravenswoodmedia.com X @RavenswoodMedia https://www.youtube.com/@Webumentary/videos Subscribe to YPA Reviews for mor...

What leads to one's self-destruction? Why is Black Swan a wonderful counterpart to Carrie? Is Stephen King right in his objection to Kubrick's cold portrayal of Jack Torrence? Let's fall down the rabbit hole of lunacy to discover what makes these classic characters tick. Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Foll...

How do you stop a psychopath from arresting innocent American citizens without any due process? Edward R. Murrow may have the answer to that. Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You can also find him o...

Aching for breakfast? Joel Schumacher's Falling Down has become a galvanize meme for the fed-up American. But is it more harmful than meaningful? Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You can...

Christopher Reeve and Richard Donner set the stage while others struggled to soar like they did. Who is the best actor/director pair for the Superhero that started it all? Guest Info: Pat McDonald is a writer for Hollywood Chicago Pat’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@PatUberTV https://hollywoodchicago.com/ X @ubercritic and @ChiFilm Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www....

Many define horror by slashers or supernatural entities. But what about horror that cuts even deeper? What scenes in non-horror-related films scare you the most? Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyork...

Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" are overlooked. But why? Were they too ahead of their time? Do they deserve the low public status they have? #stevenspielberg #alfredhitchcock Check out my last video on Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz4XZsXDgsw Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics,...

Was this the beginning of the end for these prolific filmmakers? Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You can also find him on TikTok as @jeffyorkchicago where he reviews movies while drawing...

The pressures of becoming a professional athlete can drive one up the fence, as they did to Jimmy Piersall. In 1952, bipolar disorder wasn't assigned to Piersall, who suffered multiple mental breakdowns. After his first major episode, Piersall was diagnosed with "nervous exhaustion." Has much changed for mental healthcare since then, or are we still clamoring for help? Guest Info Al and Linda Lern...

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We take a look at a movie that's deemed by many to be the greatest comedy of all time. But how have its jokes aged? Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You can also find him on TikTok as @jeffyorkchica...

Being showered with rave reviews, The Naked Gun returns, but how does it compare to the original, and why do goofball comedies like it barely exist these days? Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on X @JeffYorkWriter . BlueSky@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social, Instagram @jeffyorkchicago, TikTok @jeffyorkchicago You c...

In a long, sad American tradition, comics have been cancelled, arrested, and harassed for exercising their First Amendment rights. 1974's Lenny starring (the ironically now cancelled Dustin Hoffman) shows how far we've come and how much we've stepped back from progress. What differentiates tasteful subversive comedy from exploitative junk? Was Lenny Bruce a great comic, or was he trying too hard t...

Ed Wood's best film is arguably one of the worst in the history of cinema. What constitutes a movie being "so bad it's good?" Is it unintentional laziness on the filmmaker's behalf? Technical errors, bad acting, all of the above? How does something like this become a cult classic before Tim Burton adapted the making of this film, in Burton's best film? Do we think Plan 9 is fun, bad, or plain old...

While we all look up to the sky for a flying fictional hero this week, here’s a look at a group of heroes who put their lives on the line to save others when America was under attack. Paul Greengrass’s “United 93” is still the most heartwrenching 9/11 film to this day, thanks to the film’s disturbing accuracy and attention to detail. Guest Info Sujewa Ekanayake is an independent NYC filmmaker who...

Before there was The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin wrote The American President. A movie that represents the best qualities in America through a leader who exemplifies empathy over ego. Can America be great again? Only if our next President in charge (if there is one) carries more of President Andrew Shepard's characteristics. Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch...

War! What is it good for? The ascension of the opportunists who profit off of it. Stanley Kubrick's first revered film portrays a picture of war that undermines notions of honor and bravery, instead highlighting how cowards thrive while the bold are overlooked. Guest Info Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics, whose work you can catch at https://theestablishingshot.org/ Follow him on...

Tony Gilroy creates a show not just about Star Wars but about the reality of political revolution that will reflect on current global conflicts for years to come. It will be a long time before we see another Disney show like this. Guest Info Sujewa Ekanayake is an independent NYC filmmaker who makes movies every year. You can find his work here https://www.youtube.com/@NYCIndieFilmmakerSujewa Foll...

David Fincher's celebrated film has been lauded as a brilliant commentary on classism and mental illness. But is it too blunt in its approach? Guest Info: Pat McDonald is a writer for Hollywood Chicago and Tour Guide for Chicago films!  Pat’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j14vCtZPrP4  https://hollywoodchicago.com/ X @ubercritic and @ChiFilm Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more conte...