INFOGRAPHIC: 10 Famous Places You Can Stay From the Movies

We’ve all used movies to escape. But what if you could take that escape and make it real? Often movie scenes are set in real places that you can do more than visit, you can even spend an entire night. Take a trip beyond the confines of your living room or local theater and spend...

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DOCUMENTARY REVIEW: The Biggest Little Farm

(Image: variety.com) THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM — 4 STARS Sometimes the craziest ideas become the most fulfilling ones when they come to fruition. In 2010, wildlife cameraman John Chester and his private chef wife Molly decided to merge their interests and turn their lives upside-down....

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MOVIE REVIEW: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

(Image: nypost.com) GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS— 2 STARS Midway into this sequel, a sweaty and flustered Kyle Chandler, far from the “clear eyes, full hearts” of Friday Night Lights, uses his character’s expertise to remark on a penetrating sound coming from one of the tentpole’s...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: David Ehrlich's IndieWire Critics Survey on May 28, 2019

Notable and notorious IndieWire film critic David Ehrlich recently put out a social media call for film critic peers to join a weekly survey to discuss movie topics, answer questions, and highlight their work.  Representing Every Movie Has a Lesson, I, along with...

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EDITORIAL: Movie Casino Cheats

Can we learn anything from the most famous casino cheats in movies? There’s a very good reason why casinos make an appearance in so many films. They contain all the elements needed for a gripping drama. They’re naturally glamorous locations filled with the beautiful and wealthy,...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Kicking the Seat" podcast talking "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum"

With guns blazing and some fun editing, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat was kind enough to invite me for his podcast roundtable for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. I came into this as a neophyte where I hadn’t seen any of this series before prepping for the third. David...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Aladdin

(Image: comicbook.com) ALADDIN — 2 STARS It is becoming increasingly tedious to both critique and enjoy these Disney “re-imaginings.” The teeter-totter between familiarity and freshness changes with each movie due to the modern desire to update and the soaring fan expectations...

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CAPSULE REVIEWS: Feature films of the 7th Chicago Critics Film Festival

(Website: chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com) For the seventh consecutive year, many of the best domestic and international films on the festival circuit come to Chicago thanks to the Chicago Film Critics Association.  The 7th Chicago Critics Film Festival began May 17th at...

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MOVIE REVIEW: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

(Image courtesy of Lionsgate via EPK.tv) JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 — PARABELLUM— 3 STARS Let’s get the premier vocabulary out of the way before you get punched in the face, bitten by a dog, hit by a car, kicked by a horse, slashed by a blade, or, at the very least, double-tapped...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: David Ehrlich's IndieWire Critics Survey on May 13, 2019

Notable and notorious IndieWire film critic David Ehrlich recently put out a social media call for film critic peers to join a weekly survey to discuss movie topics, answer questions, and highlight their work.  Representing Every Movie Has a Lesson, I, along with...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Participant in "World of Reel" Critics Poll for Best Films of the 2010s

As I grow with press credentials and professional affiliation locally and nationally, I find myself more and more landing and conversing in circles with other film critics of various levels. Much like the David Ehrlich survey I participate in, I answered an open social media...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Still Human

(Image: scmp.com) STILL HUMAN— 4 STARS Like the well-worn path of other films that have come before it, Still Human has a peak scene that bonds its two characters from different walks of life in a exchange of shared vulnerability and empathy. Newcomer Crisel Consunji’s Filipino...

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SPECIAL: Previewing the 7th Chicago Critics Film Festival

(Image via Facebook, Program designed by Ian Simmons) For the seventh consecutive year, many of the best domestic and international films on the festival circuit come to Chicago thanks to the Chicago Film Critics Association. The 7th Chicago Critics Film Festival opens May...

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MOVIE REVIEW: Clara

(courtesy of Screen Media via Falco Ink) There is a touching exchange between the lovers of Clara, one of many performed by real-life spouses Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario, that typifies their divergent dogmas. He is a man of objectives and data. She is a woman of...

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