Thanks to controversies surrounding spit and sizzle, the polarizing Don’t Worry Darling became quite the subject of many Twitterverse watercooler gossip conversations this past fall. After debuting…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Don’t Worry Darling on 4K Disc Answers Even Fewer Questions”

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”

As if you need a podcast to tell you, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe has gotten big! Big enough to spill over (quite successfully in fact) to…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Cinephile Hissy Fit Bulks Up With the MCU for TV’s She-Hulk”

There was no way the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored by the Ruminations Radio Network, was going to let a Marvel tentpole go by without an immediate…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Cinephile Hissy Fit Battles Over Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

There is undoubtedly a delicate situation created by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continuing after the passing of Chadwick Boseman. The endeavor brings to mind the old 19th…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Show Must Go On With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

To anyone who will listen, I preach the greatest love and respect of Casablanca, the 1943 Oscar winner for Best Picture from director Michael Curtiz. You might…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Casablanca Celebrates 80 Years With Its 4K Disc Debut”

Like we said last week, there are casual fans, and there are dedicated fans. The dedicated ones don’t just stop at one chance to watch or talk…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Cinephile Hissy Loads Up Nighthawks With Lauren Knight”

In Armageddon Time, the central character Paul Graff, played by newcomer Banks Repeta, is a kid who neglects the wisdom of the “don’t bite the hand that…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Armageddon Time Offers Ineffectual Talking Points”

There are casual fans, and there are dedicated fans. There are fans that own a few movies or trinkets for an actor or actress they like, and…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Lauren Knight Returns to the Cinephile Hissy Fit Talking Stallone’s Samaritan”

Special Presentation of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival For better or worse, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin is an unrelenting emotional tussle of stubbornness among…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: 58th Chicago International Film Festival: The Banshees of Inisherin”