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Eight new films reviews in August from Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium.com

CROWN HEIGHTS THE OTHER PLACE THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS LOGAN LUCKY THE GLASS CASTLE WIND RIVER AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER THE DARK TOWER…… Read more “Eight new films reviews in August from Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium.com”

MY COUSIN RACHEL My Cousin Rachel was previously (and less faithfully) adapted for film in 1952 with Richard Burton and OIivia de Havilland in the Philip and…… Read more “Six new reviews on Every Movie Has a Lesson from Don Shanahan to open the month of June”

A fellow Chicago film critic once described the city we both live in as a hard place that grinds on you. The cold of this place can…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews the local short film “Jack & Amelia” on Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium”

More often than not, the label of “private family matter” spells doom and gloom. A good time is not going to be had. That’s the unfortunate impetus…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “The Dinner” on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2” is an brazen explosion of Crayola-sheened special effects wonder mixed with invisible grays of magnetic character growth and depth. Just as…… Read more “Every Movie Has a Lesson’s Don Shanahan reviews “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2””

“LOVE, LIES” “Love, Lies” plays upon the decaying dichotomy orbiting the two women as they vie for love and validation against dignity and betrayal. It’s impossible not…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews two features and Chicago premieres from the 2017 Asian Pop-Up Cinema series”

THE LOST CITY OF Z The most crucial dramatic trait for films about exploration is a drawing a strong reaction to the unknown from the audience. Whether…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “The Lost City of Z,” “Free Fire,” “Mine,” “Win it All,” and “Gifted” on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

As normally the resident Irishman just about everywhere I go (the last name says it all), I felt obligated to update an editorial list I made five…… Read more “Don Shanahan updates his top 10 Irish-themed films on Every Movie Has a Lesson for St. Patrick’s Day”

Bill Condon’s “Beauty and the Beast” stands firmly on its own merit. True to Disney’s recent trajectory, its goal is to “reimagine” a previous animated classic into…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “Beauty and the Beast” on Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium”