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The Chicago Indie Critics Announce their Windie Award Winners

Last night was the 8th annual Chicago Indie Critics Awards, now known as the Windie Awards, and it was a great night to hang out with colleagues, talk about movies, and give out some awards. I presented the Windie for Best Documentary, if you follow our reviews you know I have a thing for documentaries,…
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January 21, 2024
Tótem Review

There is a moment in our childhoods when we find out our lives are finite. Be it the death of a grandparent, family friend, or even a pet, we look at things differently once we know that we will not be here forever. That look of acknowledgment is both heartbreaking and masterfully shown in the…
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January 19, 2024
Online Film Critics Society Announces Award Nominees

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2023; winners will be announced in a news release on Monday, January 22. Leading with a total of 12 nominations is OPPENHEIMER; other films earning multiple nominations include Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (11) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ POOR…
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January 17, 2024
African American Film Critics Association Award Winners Announced

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced on January 15th the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film and the organization’s selections for their top ten films of the year. Winners will be celebrated at the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards on Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four…
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January 17, 2024
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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January 11, 2024
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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January 11, 2024
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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January 10, 2024
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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January 9, 2024
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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January 9, 2024
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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January 5, 2024