Chicago Indie Critics

New YouTube video from Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree: Why Do Movies Make Us Cry

Movies are about feelings. When we think of the ones that make us tear up, it’s because of something. But what is that? And what movies trigger…… Read more “New YouTube video from Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree: Why Do Movies Make Us Cry”

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…… Read more “New YouTube video from Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree: Sujewa Ekanayake: Underground Filmmaker Interview”

Every year Chicago’s top critics pick their favorite movies from the prestigious film festivals held around the country, to bring to audiences in the midwest at the…… Read more “New YouTube video from Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree: The Chicago Critics Film Festival”

Original caricature by Jeff York of the cast of GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY. (copyright 2022) Writer/director Rion Johnson’s KNIVES OUT was a huge critical and…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY” LAUGHS AT THE TROPES OF MYSTERIES”

The Inspection Movies and Shakers November 25, 2022 This powerful film is even more so because it’s the true story of Writer/Director Elegance Bratton. His monumental challenge…… Read more “New from Al and Linda Lerner on Movies and Shakers: The Inspection”

I love movies. I have had a fascination with cinema since a young age, and I love writing reviews about the movies I watch. Steven Spielberg also…… Read more “New from Tarek Fayoumi on Movies with Tarek: The Fabelmans Review”

This week, we give thanks for whodunnits. Sarah and Kevin assemble in the drawing room to get to the bottom of the mystery at the heart of…… Read more “New Podcast from Kevin McLenithan on Christ and Pop Culture: Seeing and Believing 359 | Glass Onion & High and Low”

Special Presentation of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival There’s an aside early in Devotion where Jonathan Majors is looking straight-on into the camera in the position…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Devotion Puts Bravery Before Bombast”

By George Bate and Josh Reilly B. Fourteen years ago, writer-director Martin McDonagh collaborated with Irish stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson to make In Bruges, a…… Read more “New from The HoloFiles from Josh and George Bate: REVIEW: The Banshees Of Inisherin”

By George Bate While not as overt as those included in The Mandalorian, easter eggs and interesting references pop up all over the place in Andor‘s first…… Read more “New from The HoloFiles from Josh and George Bate: Easter Eggs, Trivia Facts, and References in Andor Season 1”