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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are one of those rare Hollywood stories that actually lives up to the mythology. Childhood friends. Two kids from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two guys who grew up two blocks apart, obsessed with movies, obsessed with acting, obsessed with the idea that somehow, against all odds, they were going to break into this impossible business together. And somehow, they did. Not just together, but by betting on each other when nobody else really would. They m

Richard Linklater is one of my favorite filmmakers of all time... no question. A true hero of cinema. A guy who never sold out, never moved to Hollywood, never stopped making his  kind of movies. He’s an artist who stayed home in Austin, Texas, where he’s from, and built a career doing things on his own terms. He’s one of the great American directors, a genuine champion of independent film, and a storyteller who somehow manages to make the most everyday moments feel absolute

Join me for Dazed and Confused , a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, July 9th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for seniors!) Get your tix HERE! I am unbelievably thrilled and honored to be hosting a one-night-only screening  of Dazed and Confused , Wednesday, July 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the beautiful Lake Theater  in downtown Oak Park . Dazed and Confused: A Masterpiece Worth Livin’ For — And You Can See It With Me On The Big Screen! There are movie

My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review six new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 25th, 2025. 1) THE SHROUDS When one of your all-time favorite filmmakers drops a new movie, the anticipation comes with a strange mix of excitement and anxiety. David Cronenberg  is one of those guys for me — a daring, fearless, audacious director whose career has spanned everything from low-budget gross-o