PODCAST: Episode 53 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 53rd episode, armored film critics, cryogenically-sealed dads, and fix-it-all teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan have invited Seattle film critic and Feelin' Film podcast host Aaron White for a knockdown/drag-out shouting match over the 2016 Chris Pratt-Jennifer Lawrence star vehicle Passengers. Mr. White holds it in high regard while our CHF hosts play the garbagemen looking for trash. This might the best collection of rants and arguments the podcast has ever produced to date!

Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanMarch 4, 2022Aaron White, Passengers, Feelin' FilmComment

GUEST COLUMN: "The Aviator" Movie Review

by Lewis Robinson

There are some movies that have been called classics over the years that don't really stand up to the hype. Others become cult classics due to their popularity growing over time, while others will stay on the Top 10 lists for years to come. The Aviator is one of the most recent movies to be deemed a classic by many lists, but does it deserve that categorization?

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, GUEST CRITICDon ShanahanMarch 3, 2022Comment

INFOGRAPHICS: What Americans Really Think of Movie Nominations

During awards season, no one can escape the pop culture buzz around which nominated movies, directors, or actors will bag the Oscar. But do all those movie nominations and reviews have a real impact on the movies people see in theaters or at home? As part of the DISH promise to “tune in to you,” USDISH went and found out. We asked one thousand American adults what they think of movie reviews, nominations, and awards.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, Home Media, Infographic, AWARDSDon ShanahanMarch 3, 2022Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: 5 Date Nights to Avoid for a Couple Healing From Addiction

by Lisa Walker

If your relationship has experienced a rough patch in the wake of addiction, it will take some time to heal. Broken trust, emotional pain, and physical health issues are all significant concerns caused by addiction. For the relationship to achieve full recovery, there’s a long road ahead that includes individual therapy sessions, follow-up meetings, and couples counseling. You will also need quality time together.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanMarch 3, 2022Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: Healing Through Cinema: Movies that Feature Difficult Health Conditions

by Lewis Robinson

The movie-going experience can be vastly different from one person to the next. In fact, depending on the day, even the same person might be in the mood for a mindless adventure, a clever heist, or an uplifting biopic. Movies can allow us to escape reality or confront dark corners or ourselves and our society that we might prefer not to acknowledge.

Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanMarch 3, 2022Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: What Movies About Real-Life Scandals Can Teach Us

by Adrian Johansen

Everyone loves a good scandal on the big screen. Heist movies are always popular. Thrillers never go out of style. Fictional tales of celebrities and political figures in hot water draw in huge audiences. But, what about movies that depict real-life scandals? Plenty of films are based on true stories. Although many take some creative licenses, popular movies like The Big Short, American Hustle, The Informant!, and even Erin Brockovich have given moviegoers a peek into real-life scandals that changed the course of history in one way or another.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanMarch 3, 2022Comment

AWARDS: Winners for the 5th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards

Last night, the Hollywood Critics Association, founded by Scott Menzel, bestowed their fifth annual film awards in Los Angeles at the Avalon Hollywood. I am a newly elected member of this fine group and I’m endlessly impressed by the quality, impact, and diversity of this year’s winners. CODA was the Best Picture recipient next to acting winners Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Troy Kotsur, and Ariana DeBose. The HCA put on an excellent event. Someday, you’ll find me at that awards show covering them in person! Someday!

2022, AWARDS, EVENTDon ShanahanMarch 1, 2022Hollywood Critics AssociationComment

PODCAST: Episode 52 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 52nd episode, eye-liner wearing film critics, non-murdered dads, and nocturnal teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan have landed the big one! Folks have been waiting years for The Batman reboot from Matt Reeves starring Robert Pattinson, or Bobby Bats as the cool people call him. We stay spoiler-free for our opening five-minute turns and go FULL SPOILERS after the break for the full discussion. See where Defender Don and Marvel Shill Will fall on this new incarnation dressed in black.

MOVIE REVIEW: The Batman

Not to sound like a barista at a coffee shop, but we’ve reached a point after 83 years of character history across innumerable pages and screens that one has to ask, “How do you take your Batman?” Do you need emblematic cream, sugar, ice, extra caffeine, froth, or some similar fancy twist? If you take it black, filmmaker Matt Reeves has a trenta special called The Batman with your name on it.

PODCAST: Episode 51 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

Horns up! It’s the 51st episode of Cinephile Hissy Fit and today is a weird one. Replacing Don Shanahan today is Art House Film Wire film critic, music enthusiast, and single cat dad (c’mon ladies) Jeff Mitchell who joins professor of metal Will Johnson to discuss the horror-rock comedy extravaganza that is Studio 666 (presented by the Foo Fighters). What exactly is going on with this movie? Is it KISS and the Phantom of the Park or this generation’s A Hard Day’s Night but with zombie raccoons?

Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanFebruary 27, 2022Aaron White, Passengers, Feelin' FilmComment

What Discounts Can You Get at ShopRite?

Thanks to the broad range of products that ShopRite has on offer and the fact that there are more than 300 stores across New York, New Jersey, and several more states, it’s not hard to see why this grocery store is so popular among many US citizens. ShopRite also offers some excellent discounts on their products, which could help you to save quite a bit on your everyday shopping needs – and much more.

2022, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIAL, ColumnDon ShanahanFebruary 27, 2022Comment

MOVIE REVIEW: Family Squares

While Family Squares is respectfully dedicated to all those who have lost someone during this awful pandemic, Laing’s movie allows us some much-needed, profanity-laced laughs. Playing out a dramedy fitting and formed by our current plight, the movie can be seen as a future time capsule for our shared mini-era. Not all the tangents work or are worthwhile, but the salute to collective solidarity is there.

3 STARS, 2022, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEW, StreamingDon ShanahanFebruary 26, 2022Comment