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A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of immersing myself—almost entirely—in what has become one of my favorite cinematic events of the year: The Chicago Critics Film Festival . This was its 12th edition, and yeah... I was there for six of the seven glorious days. I saw 13 feature films (some incredible, some not so much) and enjoyed two blocks of terrific shorts, all while soaking in the magic that only the Music Box Theatre  on Southport can provide. Now, for those of y

The Film Critic pants are out of the closet, and I have them on! It's time for some capsule (short) movie reviews on three New Releases for the week of Friday, October 11, 2024. 1) TERRIFIER 3 The idiotic Art The Clown kills more people in the awful sequel "Terrifier 3." The third installment of this inexplicably popular gore/horror series created by the talent-free Damien Leone  is more of the same. And by "same," I mean "shit."  The irritatingly stupid Art The Clown  is bac

Well, the first day of the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention is in the books, and it was a great one! Below are a few highlights from Day

Flashback Weekend Horror Convention all begins tomorrow, and I have been hyping it up this week with great memories and fun behind-the-scenes stories. Now, it's time to make your own memories and stories this weekend at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare from Friday, August 2nd thru Sunday August 4th. Below is a full schedule of events and activities for this year's convention with highlights of the stuff I'm most excited about and/or participating in. There is certainly A LOT here,

Mia and Mike Kerz at their beloved drive-in theater, The Midway Drive-In in Dixon, Illinois As I continue to focus my blog this week on the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention, I would be remiss not to mention the incredible people who make this event happen every year, Mike and Mia Kerz. I have known this very special couple for about 30 years (I've known Mike longer, as he was a fan of my radio show way back in the day). Their first date was to see a play that I wrote, dir