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...
White Noise: Back to NYC
The North American premiere of White Noise saw me make my return to NYC for the first time since December 2021. Where the two trips in 2021 saw me staying...
Recovering from TIFF
Finding the time to write during a film festival is always tough but I somehow found time to churn out a few reviews. I still have a few reviews left to...
The Dog Days of Summer
I didn’t mean to leave Substack subscribers hanging but the back half of August has been incredibly chaotic. TIFF finally released the full schedule on...
Weekend Openers - August 12
Emily the Criminal highlights the weekend openers as we reach the mid-point of August. How is it already August?!? Anyway, August is the new January in that...
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
I was recently asked to contribute to Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time poll. It’s not easy putting together my selections—the list of my favorite...
Back to TIFF in September
The end of July saw the Toronto International Film Festival beginning to announce their lineup for the 47th installment. They started with the Gala and...
No, Elvis isn't dead. He just went home.
I saw Elvis near the end of June and subsequently decided to check out the 1968 Comeback Special and Elvis: One Night With You from the library. It took me...
Star Wars: Filling in the Gaps
While I’ve been working on reading Hollywood and Israel in recent weeks, I’ve also been catching up on Star Wars comics. You have Obi-Wan Kenobi to thank for...
A Busy Weekend at Fan Expo Chicago
Fan Expo Chicago took place over the long weekend and it certainly kept me busy. This was the first edition of Fan Expo Chicago after they acquired the...
