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Tag: Chicago Indie Critics

Star Wars Visions 2 Review

Obi-Wan Kenobi once said “The Force will be with you, always” and with the plethora of Star Wars-related movies and television shows being released, it seems that he was right. While some of these new programs are a hit, there are a few that miss the mark. Star Wars Visions is a fantastic anthology that…
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May 4, 2023
Chicago Critics Film Festival

It’s almost time for the 10th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival. The festival will run from May 5-11 at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. The festival opens with a screening of SXSW Official Selection BLACKBERRY and closes with Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Special Award winner THEATER CAMP, a mockumentary send-up of summer camp culture and musical theater die-hards. The 2023 festival line-up includes Chicago premieres…
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May 3, 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Review

I remember back in 2014 I attended a sneak peek for Guardians of the Galaxy. I was unsure about this movie because I knew a little about the comic but wondered how it would translate on the screen. I mean two of the members were a talking tree and a raccoon. How could this possibly…
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May 2, 2023
Peter Pan & Wendy Review

Most of us have seen the animated version of Peter Pan when we were growing up. I remember not seeing it in the theaters but watching it at home with my daughter. We laughed, we cheered, and we watched it over and over again until she became tired of watching it. My daughter loved Captain…
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April 28, 2023
Sisu Review

The “every day looking man who is a trained assassin/fighter” genre has been around for a while now. From Charles Bronson in Death Wish to the John Wick films and the recent Nobody, we see that the guy who looks like a pushover is the guy you don’t want to mess around with. I had…
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April 24, 2023
Quasi Review

In 2001 Super Troopers introduced us to the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe. This movie about a rag tag group of state troopers showed us a new style of comedy with humor that was sophomoric but not too high brow. The following movies they released always stayed ahead of the trends and made you laugh out…
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April 21, 2023
Evil Dead Rise Review

I remember watching the first Evil Dead movie at home with my family. I was 8 years old and my father had rented it from the local video store. I was excited to see it but also nervous because I remember how spooky the image on the VHS box looked. Once the movie got into…
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April 20, 2023
Showing Up Review

Growing up I was enamored with the artist lifestyle. I wanted to be a photographer and a writer and after high school, I went to Columbia College. Columbia was/is the school for those wanting to go into arts. During my time there I met musicians, artists, writers, and those who had the same dream as…
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April 14, 2023
Mafia Mamma Review

When I first saw the trailer for Mafia Mamma the first thing that came to mind was the 1999 movie Mickey Blue Eyes. That movie revolved around an art dealer who finds out that his girlfriend’s father is a mob boss and how he gets entangled in their business while trying to get married. Mafia…
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April 12, 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review

Super Mario has been a part of my life since I played the Mario Bros arcade machine. I remember spending a good amount of quarters playing that game. When Mario and Luigi finally came home on the Nintendo Entertainment System I would have to go to my friend’s house to play the game. I never…
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April 4, 2023