MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest for "Feelin' Film" FF+ podcast on Most Anticipated Movies for July-December 2022

It’s great getting to talk to good friends! This week, I was invited to join fellow film critic and longtime collaborator Aaron White on an FF+ episode of the Feelin’ Film Podcast. This show opens with Aaron’s spot-on review of Thor: Love and Thunder and a disc release review of the 4K Edge of Tomorrow hitting store shelves July 5th. I join Aaron for the third and closing segment. With 2022 halfway over, he and I recapping our favorites from the first half of the year while gazing down the calendar to the upcoming releases we are looking forward to the most from July through December to close 2022.

Podcast, Social Media, Media Appearance, SPECIAL, 2022Don ShanahanJuly 5, 2022Media Appearance, Podcast, Feelin' Film PodcastComment

PODCAST: Episode 70 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 70th episode, two comprehensive film critics, activist dads, and summer-working school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan put away the usual delegated and timed movie brawl for a special episode marking the halfway point of 2022. Our guys go down their Letterboxd lists to share their Top 5 best films so far this year. Knowing their tastes, you can imagine their commonalities and differences.

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Hollywood Critics Association "Gradebook" for "Elvis"

Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Elvis playing now in theaters. Check out your boy!

2022, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 26, 2022Hollywood Critics Association, HCA Gradebooks, ElvisComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Hollywood Critics Association "Gradebook" for "Lightyear"

Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Lightyear playing now in theaters.

2022, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 24, 2022Hollywood Critics Association, HCA Gradebooks, LightyearComment

PODCAST: Episode 69 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 69th episode, two stoic film critics, action figure dads, and time-traveling school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan race through time, space, innuendo, whiners, and controversies to defend Disney/Pixar's newest film Lightyear. Our two Space Rangers see and staunchly defend the veritable good that brims through this animated adventure while pushing away the nitpicky haters.

Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 24, 2022Cinephile Hissy Fit, LightyearComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Hollywood Critics Association "Gradebook" for "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande"

Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande playing now in theaters. Check out your boy!

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's YouTube roundtable for "Lightyear"

It’s not often that my fellow Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast host Will Johnson and I find ourselves alone in a room defending a popular movies, but that was the case this on Ian Simmons’ Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel and his critics roundtable for Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear. Hear our passionate defense! Watch and listen to Ian, Will, myself, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions, and Annie Banks from Chuck Load of Comics.

Media Appearance, Podcast, Social Media, SPECIAL, 2020Don ShanahanJune 21, 2022AMC River East 21Kicking the Seat, Lightyear, Toy StoryComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's YouTube roundtable for "Jurassic World Dominion"

With a roar, “Earth’s Mightiest Critics” return to join Ian Simmons, the the host of the Kicking the Seat podcast and YouTube channel, to fossilize Jurassic World Dominion. We chat up the little good and plenty bad going on with the legacy rerun and trilogy capper. Watch and listen to Ian, myself, my Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast partner Will Johnson, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions put our hands up together to tame our raptors and personal demons.

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Banana Meter's "First Reactions" for "Lightyear"

The newly-formed Rotten Tomatoes alternative Banana Meter has been gathering talented critics and hoping to make a social media splash. They’ve been timely and spirited with highlighting their members and getting their reviews out there. One of these frequent features is a collection of “First Reactions” for big new releases. If I can get my work done early enough, I have the chance of my work and grade being selected for one of those hot-off-the-press features. It’s an honor to join friends and peers for such an inclusion. Here’s my highlight from Lightyear.

2022, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 19, 2022Banana Meter, LightyearComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Hollywood Critics Association "Gradebook" for "Jurassic Park Dominion"

Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Jurassic World Dominion playing now in theaters. Check out your boy!

PODCAST: Episode 68 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 68th episode, two chaotic film critics, paleontologist dads, and fossilized school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan take umbrage with the new release Jurassic World Dominion. They question then purpose and charm while trying to find and acknowledge any good parts of what is billed as being a trilogy conclusion. We think you're find two guys rooting for the dinosaurs instead of the people.

Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 17, 2022Cinephile Hissy Fit, Jurassic World DominionComment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Rotten Tomatoes "First Reviews" for "Lightyear"

Every now and then for the big new releases, Rotten Tomatoes will collect the tip-of-the-spear “first reviews” and highlight them in an editorial news column piece. If I can get my work in fast enough and it gets noticed, I have the chance of being selected and included in these round-up features. Recently, I was cited twice for Lightyear. For a guy like me, it’s the closest I’ll get to a pull quote anytime soon. It’s an honor to see my work recognized and mentioned next to some of my peers and the best critics in the business. Check out your boy!

2022, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanJune 16, 2022Rotten Tomatoes, LightyearComment