Matt Sheehan on “The Dark Knight Rises”
I recorded this podcast with Matt Sheehan of HollywoodSnitch.com the morning before the tragedy in Colorado. Our spoiler-free analysis is focused purely on the merits of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark […]
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Joe Avella on “Master of Inventions”
I first encountered the work of Chicago comedian Joe Avella while watching videos of his comedy duo, “Teenager of the Year.” It wasn’t just the comic timing of Avella and […]
Grace Folsom on “Things I Don’t Understand”
The acclaimed indie drama, “Things I Don’t Understand,” is notable for many reasons. It marks the second directorial feature of New York filmmaker David Spaltro, who earned praise for his […]
Mike Eisenberg on “Stitches”
I first met filmmaker Mike Eisenberg at a screening of Wes Anderson’s utterly delightful treasure “Moonrise Kingdom” about a month before it finally opened across the country. When it ended, […]
Frank V. Ross on “Tiger Tail in Blue”
I’ll always cherish Joe Swanberg’s web series “Young American Bodies” for introducing me to some of independent cinema’s most fascinating figures: Greta Gerwig, Lynn Shelton, Nathan Adloff, to name a […]
“To Rome With Love” Has Charm to Spare
On the heels of his smashing success with last year’s “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen has turned in an entertaining trifle in the form of an absurdist travelogue. “To Rome […]
Pat McDonald on Microbudget Tips
I’ve always looked to Pat McDonald not only as a friend and fellow critic for HollywoodChicago.com, but also as somewhat of a father figure. When we rehearsed our presentation at […]
The Summer of Duplass
I have always been fond of the “Duplass Brothers,” Mark and Jay Duplass. Their indie comedies fuse scruffy charm with raw insight so spot-on that it’s occasionally painful. Case in […]
Sawyer Lahr on Queer Cinema
Few film sites have a title as tuneful (or appropriate) as Chicago film critic Sawyer Lahr’s GoOverTheRainbow.com, a self-dubbed “start-up online arts & entertainment periodical for the review of LGBTQIA and […]
Tyler Ross: An Appreciation
Every once in a while, an actor comes along who absolutely floors you. Though some actors are singled out primarily for their ability to leave their teeth-marks all over the […]
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