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Tag: Chicago Indie Critics

Frida Review

At the moment of this post, there are 16 documentaries, movies, and specials about Frida Kahlo. What makes the latest documentary, Frida, different is that director Carla Gutiérrez had access to hundreds of letters from Frida and uses the artist’s voice to tell her story. The final result is a fantastic look into, not only Frida’s…
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March 14, 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 Review

Jack Black is back as Po in Kung Fu Panda 4 and gives us a new adventure worthy of the previous films. In this latest movie, Po must find a successor to become the Dragon Warrior and move on to the next stage of his life. Is finding a successor an easy task? Is Po…
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March 8, 2024
Stopmotion Review

Many times we have seen movies where the artist lose their mind due to their art. In movies like Black Swan, Vincent & Theo, & Whiplash we see how far artists will go for their craft and as an audience, we are intrigued by the journey. In Stopmotion we are taking on the bizarre ride…
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March 4, 2024
Dune 2 Review

George Lucas once said that he had to wait until the technology caught up to his imagination before returning to the Star Wars movies. I wonder if Frank Herbert were alive today how he would feel about this new iteration of Dune by Denis Villeneuve. Villeneuve has taken Herbert’s book to another level with his…
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March 1, 2024
Good Burger 2 Now Available

Join Ed, Dex, and their hilarious new crew of employees in the brand-new movie Good Burger 2! After a rough patch in his career and a few failed inventions, Ed is reunited with his old friend Dex who graciously offers him his old job back at Good Burger. The entertaining dynamic duo is back working together and getting…
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February 28, 2024
Baby Shark’s Big Movie! Giveaway

Who would have thought that a song about baby sharks would blow up so much that it would spawn a television show and a movie. Yes, Baby Shark is not going any where soon and it’s time to get ready for Baby Shark’s Big Movie! I will admit that I have seen a few of…
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February 27, 2024
Migration Giveaway

Migration was one of the many animated movies that we did not get a chance to see in the theaters. Thanks to our friends at Illumination we will be getting a review copy to enjoy the movie in our homes soon. Luckily for our readers, Illumination is giving us a couple of digital codes of…
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February 27, 2024
Paprika Now Available on 4K Ultra HD

18 years after it premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival, Paprika is now available in a stunning 4K Ultra HD edition that will surely wow the film’s fans. The film was Satoshi Kon’s fourth and final film and it is still a bizarre trip as it was 18 years ago. Watching the film in…
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February 21, 2024
STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH Season 3 Review

If you have been watching Star Wars: The Bad Batch you are probably still wondering about the finale to season 2. So much happened in those final minutes that had you going through a million emotions. While our review of the first 8 episodes of season 3 is going to be spoiler-free, we can say…
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February 21, 2024
How to Have Sex Review

Trigger Warning – There are mentions of rape in this review. When I was in high school, Spring Break was a big deal. I only was able to experience it through MTV’s Spring Break programming but I had a few friends who had experienced it firsthand. While their stories were more about ending up sleeping…
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February 9, 2024