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This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Jaws and... man, does that make me feel old. Fifty. Freakin’. Years. Five decades of being terrified to swim in the ocean, of hearing that iconic duh-DUM duh-DUM in our heads whenever we dip our toes in a lake. Fifty years of one of the greatest, most impactful, most straight-up brilliant films ever made. And somehow, it still feels as fresh and electrifying today as it did when I first saw it on that big screen at the Gateway Theate

Let me just start by saying this—I am not a strong swimmer. At all. In fact, I swim like a rock. So when it comes to movies about being caught underwater, being stranded in the middle of the ocean, or dealing with whatever the hell is lurking below the surface, I get seriously freaked out. There’s something inherently terrifying about being submerged, about the unknown lurking just beneath you, about the idea that no matter how much you fight, the water always wins. That’s wh

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