I'm Jewish, Trans, and Terrified
I’m Jewish, trans, and downright terrified at the current state of affairs. I’ve never been so scared in my life. Movies that should be entertaining for work...
Catching Up on the Classics
With what feels like fewer theatrical releases coming out, I’ve been using the time to fill in my classic film blind spots. Some of the films were previously...
Escaping Through Movies and TV
Time got away from me last week as I decided to escape the news by watching movies and TV. Subscribe now Transphobic attacks are increasing all across the...
Can It Just Be A Regular Sunday?
There will be no celebration of the Super Bowl over here. I might have snacks on hand but that’s only because I want to have food to munch on during the...
It's A Good Year For Documentaries
Bill Russell: Legend is the latest in a string of celebrity-focused documentaries to premiere this year. It’s also one of my favorite documentaries of the...
AMC Theatres Is Shooting Itself In The Foot
AMC Theatres is shooting itself in the foot with the fakakta idea of dynamic pricing for seats. I’ll have a formal newsletter update coming soon but I’m not...
Back from Sundance and I'm Exhausted
It’s been a few weeks of traveling to Los Angeles for the Critics Choice Awards and Park City for Sundance Film Festival. I’m finally back in Chicago after a...
Back in Los Angeles
I’m back in Los Angeles for the Critics Choice Awards and it just so happened that I found myself eating at The Milky Way, a restaurant once owned by Steven...
Happy New Year
January 6 is a somber anniversary but I started off the year with some solid productivity after ending last year with the slowest week of the year. I’m the...
It's The Slowest Time Of The Year
Whether it’s the recent brutal cold or holiday shutdown, the last two weeks of the year drag by very slowly. I’ve been keeping busy as much as one can, what...
Happy Chanukah!
It’s currently the first day of Chanukah as the Festival of Lights started at sundown on Sunday evening with the start of 25 Kislev. Aside from Shabbos, my...
Apologies For My Absence
I made a quick trip to New York last week for the NY premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and then it was back to Chicago to cram before voting. The...
How Is It Already December?
The year is going by so fast because it’s already December and awards season is just beginning to kick into full gear. With Shabbos starting so early on...
Goodbye Twitter
I’m gonna make this quick as I made the decision to delete Twitter from my life now that Elon Musk is bringing Donald Trump back. Solzy at the Movies has an...
A Fun Time in LA and More
My apologies for not getting a newsletter sent out last week but I was slammed with press and FYC screenings. This week, I was lucky enough to attend the...
Many Viewing Options for November 4
Good Night Oppy headlines the theatrical releases this weekend while a number of films are now available to watch on streaming. While Good Night Oppy hits...
Movie Catchup, Antisemitism, and Twitter
Ticket to Paradise was the distraction that I needed on Sunday afternoon but Armageddon Time hit rather close to home with it’s discussion on antisemitism....
Post and Run But This Needed To Be Said
What a week. I had local film fest obligations including the Devotion red carpet (interviews forthcoming with JD Dillard and Jonathan Majors) and a festival...
The Marathon Is Over
The Jewish holiday marathon finally came to an end on Tuesday evening so my life has returned to regularly scheduled programming. It’s weird to know that...
Comedies Are Struggling At The Theaters
Original comedy movies are struggling to make money at the box office in 2022—Bros is just the latest to flop upon its theatrical release with an estimated...