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Tag: Chicago Indie Critics

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
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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January 4, 2024
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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December 22, 2023
Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire Review

When any science fiction movie dealing with space is released, it will be always compared to the previous space movies. People will find similarities and complain about the lack of originality in these movies. While every movie that is released is a different version of the same story, there will be moments when ideas or…
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December 22, 2023
The Iron Claw Review

When I was younger I remember going to my friend Jose’s house for a sleepover. Other than hanging out with my friend who recently moved to the suburbs we were excited to see Wrestlemania 3. His father ordered the pay-per-view and we could not wait to see Hulk Hogan take on Andre the Giant. This…
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December 22, 2023
Wonka Review

Just to be honest, Gene Wilder is my Willy Wonka. I grew up watching him perform this role and always loved watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory whenever it was on the television. While he will always be my Wonka I know that people might enjoy the other version of Wonka and that is…
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December 15, 2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Review and GiveawayI feel

I feel that we talk about the PAW Patrol so much on this site that we should create a section dedicated solely to them. In all honesty, though, the PAW Patrol movies are a lot of fun. There is a lot of humor in them. The action is pretty fun for a kids movie and…
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December 11, 2023