Category: Movie Reviews

  • An Almost Christmas Story Review

    An Almost Christmas Story Review

    The Holiday Day season is a time when we are attacked with a barrage of holiday-themed shows or movies that try to remind us of what is important. While some of these feel repetitive and uninspired, An Almost Christmas Story breaks away from the mold and gives us a fresh tale that shows us what…

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  • Chicago International Film Festival Recap

    Chicago International Film Festival Recap

    Friends, the Chicago International Film Festival has wrapped up and we were engulfed in movies for two amazing weeks. During the festival, we could not see all of the movies we wanted to see but did see a good amount of movies and shorts. Here is a breakdown of what we saw and our initial…

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  • Red One Review

    Red One Review

    Christmas movies usually have one thing in common: there is a character that has lost their way or “Christmas Spirit”. Throughout the movie, we see this character being shown images from their past, shown people in the Christmas spirit, and by the end of the movie they have found their way again. Red One is…

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  • Venom: The Last Dance

    Venom: The Last Dance

    I remember when Venom was first introduced in the comics. This character was just so awesome that you felt conflicted about liking him. Eddie Brock was a bit of a jerk but once he connected with the symbiote and became Venom, you started looking at him differently. In Spider-Man 3, which came out in 2007,…

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  • The Stars Come to Chicago for the Chicago International Film Festival

    The Stars Come to Chicago for the Chicago International Film Festival

    As the Chicago International Film Festival kicks off its 60th anniversary edition this week, more than 200 filmmakers, musicians, artists, and actors are set to attend North America’s longest-running competitive film festival with their work, both new and newly restored, over the course of the twelve-day event.  The Festival opens Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the Music…

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  • 10 Films not to miss at The Chicago International Film Festival

    Friends, it is time once again for The Chicago International Film Festival. This year marks the 69th anniversary of the festival and there are over 170 movies playing this year. As much as we would love to see all of these movies, we have broken our list down to 32 movies but here are 10…

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  • Piece by Piece Review

    Piece by Piece Review

    As a fan of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D, I was excited for Piece by Piece. The movie follows the life of Pharrell Williams and how he left the projects to become the multi-grammy-winning producer/artist that he is. If you are going to tell a story like that, why not make it in a format that…

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  • Blink Review

    Blink Review

    As a parent, I want to ensure that my kids have everything they need. I will admit that there have been some hard times in my household but everything my wife and I do is for our children. We have shared the story of our son’s epilepsy and how that has affected our household. While…

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  • Joker: Folie À Deux

    Joker: Folie À Deux

    When we last saw Arthur Fleck he was running in the hallways of Arkham State Hospital being chased by orderlies trying to put him back in his room. This version of the Joker was polarizing since Joaquin Phoenix did not fit the mold that people had for the Joker. The same thing was said about…

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  • Monster Summer Review

    Monster Summer Review

    Family-friendly Halloween films can go one of two ways: they can be super cheesy or they can have a good story that can appeal to everyone. Monster Summer falls in the latter group. While the trailer might seem like it gives you the entire story there is more to it than you see. Yes, there…

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