MOVIE REVIEW: Warfare
Images courtesy of A24 Films WARFARE– 4 STARS Following a quick pre-credits scene of burly servicemen surrounding a small television roaring over the hot, lithe...
MOVIE REVIEW: A Minecraft Movie
Images courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures A MINECRAFT MOVIE– 3 STARS LESSON #1: CAN YOU PUT A STORY ON SOMETHING OPEN-ENDED?-- The automatic question approaching...
MOVIE REVIEW: Eric LaRue
Images courtesy of Magnolia Pictures ERIC LARUE– 3 STARS Take it from this career educator. Mass shootings taking place at schools have become problematic and...
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the “Let’s Talk About Flix” podcast chatting about “The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot”
Mike Osborn and Curtis Menke of the irreverent and laugh-filled podcast “Let’s Talk About Flix are weekly appointment laughs for me and pod I support...
MEDIA APPEARANCE: March Guest on the Time 2 Party Podcast
Freelancer and fellow film critic friend Ben Silverio and his Chicago-based podcast co-host Ansel Burch invited me back for my second stint as a month-long...
SHORT FILM REVIEW: Liquor Bank
Images courtesy of Marcellus Cox LIQUOR BANK– 4 STARS When it comes to films depicting people’s battles with sobriety, they often lead up to the...