The present social distancing and near complete shutdown of the mainstream cinema calendar has led to many postponed spring tentpoles. One of those was Disney’s hotly anticipated…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the “Kicking the Seat” YouTube channel talking 1998’s “Mulan””
New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the “You’ll Probably Agree” podcast talking feel-good movies in the time quarantine
(Image: Facebook.com) During this COVID-19 quarantine, a portion of our easy-going lifestyle of going to communal theaters to catch a big screen spectacle has been dealt a…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the “You’ll Probably Agree” podcast talking feel-good movies in the time quarantine”
New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Vivarium
(Image courtesy of Saban Films) VIVARIUM– 2 STARSFitting the definition of a proper, excuse my language, mindfuck film, Vivarium, the sophomore feature from Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan,…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Vivarium”
New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Stargirl Makes Its Message of Boldness Sweetly Unassuming
When you take a gander at Grace VanderWaal’s title character in Stargirl, you probably don’t think “unassuming.” The loud outfit seems goudy. The ukulele on her back…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Stargirl Makes Its Message of Boldness Sweetly Unassuming”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: APPRECIATING THE SUBLIME NASTINESS OF STUART GORDON’S “RE-ANIMATOR”
Original caricature by Jeff York of David Gale and Jeffrey Combs in RE-ANIMATOR (copyright 2020) With the passing of filmmaker Stuart Gordon this past week, I was…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: APPRECIATING THE SUBLIME NASTINESS OF STUART GORDON’S “RE-ANIMATOR””
New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Now On VOD: ‘Birds of Prey’ Soars High Above Our Expectations
CHICAGO – Comic book fatigue is real, and not just because there is an embarrassment of riches in screened content but because more than a few of…… Read more “New Review from Jon Espino of Hollywood Chicago: Now On VOD: ‘Birds of Prey’ Soars High Above Our Expectations”
New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on “PopCulture25YL” Podcast talking March 1995
(Image: facebook.com) Since last summer, I’ve been very proud to be a staff writer for 25 Years Later, a rapidly growing entertainment site. One of their specialties…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on “PopCulture25YL” Podcast talking March 1995″
