This past week, I was stoked to join my critic peers as a guest on the CinemaJaw podcast, hosted by fellow Chicago Indie Critic members Matt Kubinski and Ryan Jagiello. This was my fourth appearance on their show. CinemaJaw remains one of the best and entertaining movie podcasts in this or any city. Give their work a like and a follow!
Read MoreThe gravy train of creative offerings from Marvel Studios shows no signs of stopping and neither win the efforts of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” led by Ian Simmons, host of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel. Welcome to the first “Mission Report” for this squad covering The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series on Disney+. Enjoy Ian, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping It Reel, and Mark Krawczyk of The Spoiler Room Podcast. The new team-up of Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan had us all very impressed to see where this is going.
Read MoreSmashed between Marvel TV shows came the hotly anticipated Zack Snyder’s Justice League from the DC side of comic books and movies. The outpouring of fan ranting masked as support made this happen and the resulting four-hour new take makes a great deal of capital improvements that won over some of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” and missed for others. Enjoy host Ian Simmons of the Kicking the Seat podcast on his YouTube channel bringing together myself, David Fowle of Keeping It Reel, and Mike Crowley of You’ll Probably Agree to talk all about his new HBO Max epic. Sorry for my late arrival!
Read MoreThe finale of Disney+’s WandaVision did not disappoint the team of “Earth’s Mightiest Critics.” The spectacle was there, as well as the depth, closure, and little springboards for the future. For the past two months every Friday night, host Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat led a live WandaVision “wecap” on YouTube. This week, he welcomed myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, and Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk of the The Spoiler Room Podcast for all the talk. Enjoy me, the painted up Albino Vision fool. See you all again in two week for Ian’s “Mission Report” YouTube series to cover The Falcon and The Winter Solider.
Read MoreThe penultimate eight episode of WandaVision took us into the literal and figurative basement of our two female magic-using witches for a deep dive into their origins and motives. This is the last volleyball bump-and-set for a spike of an anticipated finale next week. Every Friday, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat hosts a live WandaVision “wecap” on YouTube. This week, Ian brought in myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel as the “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” stable to talk about all the theories and implications. One more to go! Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our chat for Episode 8:
Read MoreMY 50TH APPEARANCE ON KICKING THE SEAT: The big Halloween episode last week on Disney+’s WandaVision has led to a slight calm before the storm of the final two episodes to come. Don’t call this episode “filler,” though as plenty of new developments have come to light during this ‘00s-styled episode. Every Friday, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat hosts a live WandaVision “wecap” on YouTube. This week, Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk of the The Spoiler Room Podcast filled in for a very busy Emmanuel Noisette. He joined Ian, myself, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel in the “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” stable. We’ve hyped for the homestretch! Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our chat for Episode 7.
Read MoreA “spooktacular” Halloween episdoe of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+ brought out fun, new character, old costumes, and some new informations. We’re getting past interesting and heading to must-see TV. Each week, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat will host our usual quartet, including myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel stand to be “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” conducting LIVE “wecap” shows on YouTube. We’ve been loving where this show is going and think you will too. Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our chat for Episode 6. More than anything else, come see the dork painted up as Vision!
Read MoreBounding out of the stride-breaking fourth episode last week, the fifth episdoe of Marvel’s WandaVision on Disney+ increased the conflict and suspense both inside the “hex” and out. The creators are packing this show with mounds of details each time out and the actors are increasing their committed character work. Each week, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat will host our usual quartet, including myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel stand to be “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” conducting LIVE “wecap” shows on YouTube. We’ve been loving where this show is going and think you will too. Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our chat for Episode 5:
Read MoreThe fourth episode of Marvel’s WandaVision playing on Disney+ sharply broke stride from the sitcom format to be one of the most sophisticated “clips” episodes you’ll ever see for any show. Histories were formed, theories were destroyed, and any lollygagging that annoyed casual viewers was smoked with new stakes. Each week, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat will host our usual quartet, including myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel stand to be “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” conducting LIVE “wecap” shows on YouTube. Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our talk for Episode 4:
Read MoreThrough mutual social circles within the Facebook group of the Feelin’ Film Podcast, I was approached by Paul Keelan, one of the hosts of the Cinematic Underdogs podcast, to be a guest on their program. Joined by Jordan Puga, they’ve been targeting sports films for extended conversations. They pitched me to talk about Bennett Miller’s 2011 gem Moneyball, continuing a streak of behind-the-scenes sports movies. Talking with Paul as the “bonus episode” following the main show, our conversation went on to cover film criticism tropes, my hot take of The Tree of Life, and eventually, as planned, our impressions and musings on Moneyball.
Read MoreI was approached recently for my third collaboration opportunity with Quality Comix, a successful comic sales website which puts out their own editorial content alongside their marketplace. Working for a tangent website of Urban Parks, the edutosr there were looking for the best Boston movies. From a big list of possibilities, I picked out a good five to contribute to their list: Good Will Hunting, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Verdict, The Town, and Spotlight. They came to the right place. Check out your boy!
Read MoreAfter two stylishly establishing episodes, the third episode of Marvel’s WandaVision playing on Disney+ looks to jump a little more on that springboard of grabbing interest. The questions and the role players are multiplying with this comic book deep dive and I’m along for the ride. “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” have punched their streaming ticket for this ride! Each week, Ian Simmons of Kicking the Seat will host our usual quartet, including myself, Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man’s Movie Reviews, and David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, conducting LIVE “wecap” shows on YouTube. Catch us every Friday at 8:30pm CST! Here’s our talk for Episode 3:
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