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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.

Do you agree or disagree with our opinions on the 2023 Oscar nominee list? Let us know (with kindness and respect) in the comments below. Ian Simmons is the Podcaster/Writer/YouTuber at Kicking The Seat http://www.kickseat.com/ Twitter @KICKSEAT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kngIP7djl1CsEyppoalA Pat McDonald is a writer for Hollywood Chicago and Tour Guide for Chicago films! https://...

Oscar Nominated Filmmaker David McGowan opens up about his film program in Rwanda. Information for the site can be found here. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rwandan-wildlife-filmmaking-course/x/3010600#/ Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to...

Fresh out of the press/promo screening Chicago Critics Cati Glidewell and Tarek Foyoumi have high accolade praise for Cocaine Bear. Guest info: Cati Glidewell write new reviews every week on her website http://theblondeinfront.com catch her  @theblondeinfront  Tarek Foyoumi is a member of the Chicago Indi Critics who reviews all the latest and greatest movies each week https://movieswithtarek.com

Filmed right after the Chicago press screening for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" Cati Glidewell @theblondeinfront and I split between time and space with opposite opinions on Marvel Studios latest film. You can read my review for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania here https://www.ypareviews.com/blog/2023/2/15/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantomania-promises-a-lot-but-delivers-very-little

Why 'She Said' Shouldn't Be Ignored by YPA Reviews

Don Shanahan from Every Movie Has A Lesson, and The Cinephile Hissyfit invited me to his hometown in Peotone, to join a panel at Lodgecon 2022. Added to the panel was film critic and marketing genius Annie Banks from Chuck Load of Comics. Together the three of us ask if Hollywood is creatively bankrupt. Here’s what we think.

A double bill! In conjunction with the Chicago International Film Festival, I interviewed Lila Neugebauer, on her directorial debut Causeway, premiering on Apple TV+ and theaters on November 4th. Then I spoke with Rodrigo Garcia, a seasoned writer in Hollywood who has an affinity for nuanced conversations. His latest film, Raymond & Ray, follows the path of two brothers whose tumultuous father's f...

Joining me today are film critics Pat McDonald and Cati Glidewell to discuss Netflix's feel-good movie of the year. Mike Crowley is a member of the Chicago Indi Critics https://chicagoindiecritics.org Editor for 25YL https://25yearslatersite.com and owner of YPA reviews https://www.ypareviews.com Cati Glidewell is the owner and Head Blonde in Charge at @theblondeinfront on Instagram, Facebook, and...

NYC Underground filmmaker, Sujewa Ekanayake chats with me online during my COVID Quarantine about his newest, unconventional romantic comedy, The Secret Society for Slow Romance, available for FREE on YouTube-https://youtu.be/pU_B_7HAU_U Links to Sujewa's socials and material Sujewa Twitter - https://twitter.com/sujewafantastic Sujewa new Patreon - for indie filmmakers, indie film fans, and people...