My review of episode one, "Sonnie's Edge", our first introduction to the wild and sometimes bumpy ride of "Love, Death & Robots". ...
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Off the Beaten Path | Love, Death & Robots S1
The start of either a beautifully written review series, or the confused ramblings of an amateur screenwriter, all by your fellow Chicago Film Scene member. ...
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7 Minutes
The Absurdity of Serenity
It’s a new year everyone! It’s officially January! And what comes with January (besides the cold)? Movies that studios don’t know what to do with! There have been, in the last decade or so,...
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My Thoughts: Random Acts of Violence
We’re back just in time to chat about a new gem that I recently discovered in the deep mines of horror movie mountain. There’s a chance I’m a little late to the party, but...
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Get Duked! Review
A battle cry for millennials (and younger) everywhere, Get Duked! is the best comedy featuring four men ever made. Hands down, the most I have laughed all 2020 was watching this movie. Three young...
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8 Minutes
“Ready or Not”: The Perfect blend of Horror and Comedy
Halloween is right around the corner, which means many of us are looking forward to indulging in some horror movie classics and not thinking about the global pandemic, which is the true horror of...
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B.J.’s Quickies | “Saint Frances”
Female bodily functions are on full display in “Saint Frances,” the 2019 film from very talented writer/star Kelly O’Sullivan and director Alex Thompson. Unexpected menstruation, unplanned pregnancy, abortion, breastfeeding, post-partum incontinence and depression...
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“Almost Love” was Almost Good
It was a warm summer night, and I was sitting at home with my partner, casually browsing the Netflix queue for a good movie to sink my teeth into. It’s a tale as old...
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B.J.’s Quickies | A Twofer: “Dolemite” and “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
“Dolemite” (1975, Rudy Ray Moore writer/star) – the original, often imitated, never duplicated, accept no substitutes. This was the first RRM movie I’ve watched start to finish – I saw “Dolemite is My Name”...
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My Thoughts: The Peanut Butter Falcon
PBF does a fantastic job of creating an adventure pretty much isolated from the modern-day, technology-filled life. Also, I think that the film truly takes its audience into the adventurous world of Tyler (LaBeouf)...
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