(Image: Oscars.org and YouTube) Leave it to the annual early morning Oscar nominations to always find a way to rock our worlds. Earlier this morning in an…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: EDITORIAL: Five surprises and snubs from the 92nd Academy Award nominations”

(Image by Paul Sarkis for NEON) Black Perspectives, International Competition, and Women in Cinema selection of the 55th Chicago International Film FestivalCLEMENCY– 4 STARSMany people who have…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Clemency”

As a guy who turned 40 this past year, the reality of 2020 sounds like the absolute future, like something out of science fiction.  Alas, here we…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: COLUMN: My Top 100 Movies of the 2010s”

(Photo Credit: Jake Giles Netter for Warner Bros.) Gala Presentation and Black Perspectives selection of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival JUST MERCY– 4 STARSAdmittedly so, there…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Just Mercy”

PARASITE AND KNIVES OUT LEAD ALL WINNERS AND FEMALE FILMMAKERS ARE CELEBRATED AT THE 4TH ANNUAL FILM AWARDS FROM THE CHICAGO INDIE CRITICS (Image: latimes.com) I was among the 20…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: SPECIAL: Fourth annual CIC Award Winners”

Before talking about this year-end best list from one of the most back-loaded ones in recent memory, reflection is needed and a deep breath for the next…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: COLUMN: The 10 Best Movies of 2019”

(Image by Muharrem Aner for Getty via The Daily Beast) Plenty of regular everyday people make New Year’s Resolutions, but I think bigger entities, namely movie makers…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: COLUMN: New Year’s Resolutions for the Movie Industry for 2020”