(Image: imdb.com) THE LIGHTHOUSE— 2 STARSUpon the brief opening credits, the setting of The Lighthouse reveals itself in every sensory detail. A steaming dark steel keel is…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: The Lighthouse”

(image courtesy of Cinema/Chicago) For the 55th year, the excellent and eclectic of national and international cinematic art descends on the Windy City for a fall conclave.…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: FESTIVAL PREVIEW: The 10 best special presentations at the upcoming 55th Chicago International Film Festival”

(Image: youtube.com) Official selection of the 25th Black Harvest Film FestivalLOYALTY— 4 STARSAs a school teacher by day beyond this role as a film critic, let me…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: SHORT FILM REVIEW: Loyalty”

(Image: polygon.com) GEMINI MAN— 2 STARSAng Lee’s new actioner Gemini Man is the cinematic embodiment of the figure of speech “chasing your tail.” A reminder from The…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Gemini Man”

Notable and notorious IndieWire film critic David Ehrlich recently put out a social media call for film critic peers to join a weekly survey to discuss movie topics,…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: David Ehrlich’s IndieWire Critics Survey on October 7, 2019”

(Image courtesy of Walt Disney and Pixar via Walt Disney Media File) For an occasional new segment, Every Movie Has a Lesson will cover upcoming home media…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: REWIND REVIEW: Toy Story 4”