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Indie Comics Creator Con

As we ring in the new year, we look ahead to March for the first-ever Indie Comics Creator Con (IC3). It’s a meeting of the minds as a new international indie scene gathers in person for the first time, offering attendees a selection of the best of a new crop of artisanal comics, all available…
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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
Fashion Outlets of Chicago Celebrates the Year of the Dragon

Fashion Outlets of Chicago, located at 5220 Fashion Outlets Way in Rosemont, today announced the return of its Chinese Lunar New Year festivities and offerings. The celebration will kick off with a special event featuring free cultural performances and activities as well as exclusive celebratory shopping offers at participating retailers from Saturday, February 10 through…
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January 10, 2024
Groundhog Day Movie Cast Reunion

Fans are invited to join in the celebration of Harold Ramis’ extraordinary life and career with an official Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST, the 10th anniversary of Harold’s passing, at Harry Caray’s Tavern Navy Pier. (Harold was a partner in the restaurant.) To commemorate Chicago’s officially declared Harold Ramis Day,…
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January 10, 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