• Trolls Band Together Giveaway

    Trolls Band Together Giveaway

    Friends, we are giving out 5 digital codes for Trolls Band Together. If you want to read our review of the film please go here. If you already read our review, please read about all the fun features on the home release and click the Raffelcopter below to enter our giveaway. Get your hustle on…

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  • Apple TV+ kicks off first-ever, all-access Major League Soccer docuseries!

    Today Apple TV+ and Major League Soccer (MLS) announces a first-of-its-kind, all-access docuseries exploring the spectacular and unpredictable world of soccer in North America, produced in partnership with acclaimed, award-winning filmmakers Box to Box Films (Apple’s “Make or Break,” “Formula 1: Drive to Survive”). The new eight-part, panoramic documentary event, currently in production, offers both…

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  • Fashion Outlets of Chicago Celebrates the Year of the Dragon

    Fashion Outlets of Chicago Celebrates the Year of the Dragon

    Fashion Outlets of Chicago, located at 5220 Fashion Outlets Way in Rosemont, today announced the return of its Chinese Lunar New Year festivities and offerings. The celebration will kick off with a special event featuring free cultural performances and activities as well as exclusive celebratory shopping offers at participating retailers from Saturday, February 10 through…

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  • Groundhog Day Movie Cast Reunion

    Groundhog Day Movie Cast Reunion

    Fans are invited to join in the celebration of Harold Ramis’ extraordinary life and career with an official Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST, the 10th anniversary of Harold’s passing, at Harry Caray’s Tavern Navy Pier. (Harold was a partner in the restaurant.) To commemorate Chicago’s officially declared Harold Ramis Day,…

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  • The Beekeeper Review

    The Beekeeper Review

    During the Chicago Critics Film Festival, I saw a movie called Starring Jerry as Himself and I feel that film along with The Beekeeper would make a great double feature. Both films have the same premise about online scammers scheming older people for their money. The only difference between the two is that Jerry did…

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  • Marvel Studios’ ECHO Review

    Marvel Studios’ ECHO Review

    The following review is based on the first 3 episodes of Marvel’s Echo. The Fandads were provided advance screeners and we will keep this review spoiler-free. Marvel Studio’s Echo is the first title under the Marvel Spotlight umbrella. Now while some fans might remember Maya Lopez, played by Alaqua Cox, from the Disney Plus Hawkeye…

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  • The Windie Nominations

    The Windie Nominations

    Friends, on Sunday, January 7th the Chicago Indie Critics announced their nominations for the 2023 Windie Awards. I am a proud member of this group and am delighted to share our nominations with you. Here is the full list and tell us in the comments who you think will win on January 20th. 2023 WINDIE…

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  • Society of the Snow Review

    Society of the Snow Review

    in 1993, the movie Alive told us the story of the Chilean rugby team whose plane crashed in the Andes mountain. This was the first time I had ever heard of the tragedy and I remember watching the movie and just being engulfed in the story. At the end of the film, we see an…

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  • Night Swim Review

    Night Swim Review

    In 2014 Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire released a short film called Night Swim that showed a young woman swimming in her pool. The short lasts about 4 minutes and scares you by showing how helpless you are in a pool when there is no one around. If you have a moment search for the…

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  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Review

    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Review

    When we last saw Aquaman he was face down in a puddle of water after having one too many drinks in The Flash. This scene did not give us any hints of what was to come for Arthur Curry but it at least let us know that in some form he was still around the…

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