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My next monthly Nick's Pix is Steven Spielberg 's "1941," the epic comedy with an all-star line up. This one-night-only screening is at 7pm, Wednesday, December 4th at Classic Cinemas Lake Theater in Oak Park with trivia, prizes, and fun. Get your tickets here! It's one of the craziest movies ever AND a personal favorite. "1941" is breathlessly entertaining, unapologetically loud, and completely go-for-broke in its manic depiction of the widespread hysteria that blankete

After I saw the terrific "Alien: Romulus" last week, I began to think about movie sequels that are actually better than the original film. Now, my thinking gets complicated here (because I am an idiot, and I always make things harder than they should be) and because I actually DON'T think that "Alien: Romulus" is better than the original "Alien." However, I DO think that it's better than "Aliens," the second film in the series which - bear with me - most people think is bette