For their 43rd episode, 25YL film critics, simulated dads, and plugged-in school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan are seeing double. A double episode that is! The…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: PODCAST: Episode 43 of “The Cinephile Hissy Fit” Podcast”

For their 42nd episode, 25YL film critics, entitled dads, and non-royal school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan continue their examination of Oscar contenders with Pablo Larrain’s…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: PODCAST: Episode 42 of “The Cinephile Hissy Fit” Podcast”

NINE NOMINATIONS FOR THE POWER OF THE DOG AND EIGHT FOR DUNE LEAD ALL FILMS AS THE CHICAGO INDIE CRITICS ANNOUNCE THE NOMINEES FOR THEIR SIXTH ANNUAL…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: SPECIAL: Nominations for the sixth annual Chicago Indie Critics Awards”

Mike Crowley of the You’ll Probably Agree website (and fellow 25YL film critic) was very eager to talk about The Matrix Resurrections. He and I rub our…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the “You’ll Probably Agree” Youtube show talking about “The Matrix Resurrections””

Last year at this time, I talked about a long sigh and a deep breath defining 2020. Go ahead and double it for 2021. This year felt,…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: COLUMN: My 10 Best Movies of 2021”

Image: lifeatthemovies.com In an annual series, Every Movie Has a Lesson is going to look back twenty years to revisit, relearn, and reexamine a year of cinema…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: 20 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The best of the rest of 2001”

Image: lifeatthemovies.com In an annual series, Every Movie Has a Lesson is going to look back twenty years to revisit, relearn, and reexamine a year of cinema…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: 20 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: The 10 Best Films of 2001”

A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN– 4 STARS Call it a product of divisive social and political times, but it seems like the term “respectful” feels unfashionable at the…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: A Journal for Jordan”

For their 41st episode, 25YL film critics, shillelagh-wielding dads, and lucky school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan start this awards season getting their Irish on. First…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: PODCAST: Episode 41 of “The Cinephile Hissy Fit” Podcast”

Image courtesy of A24 and Apple THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH– 5 STARSIt doesn’t matter how many times you watch William Shakespeare’s 17th century play Macbeth performed. It…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: The Tragedy of Macbeth”