Posts tagged Jim O'Heir
MOVIE REVIEW: Landline
MOVIE REVIEW: Landline

If the Windy City can show us anything, it’s that die-hard Chicago Cub fans come in all shapes, sizes, and ages.  More so, fans come from different walks of life, waving flags of different colors, including, best of all, the rainbow-colored variety.  “Landline,” from local do-it-all filmmaker Matthew Aaron, is a fun-loving LGBTQ+ comedy merging ardent North Siders with snappy musings on our societal obsessions with technology, all in proximity to the heavenly palace that is Wrigley Field.

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2017, 2 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEW, Video on DemandDon ShanahanMusic Box Theatre2017, Landline, Matthew Aaron, LGBT, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Chicago, Chicago films, Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs, Hall of Fame, Jim O'Heir, Tom Arnold, Chicago premiere, VOD, Video on Demand, Video On Demand, Music Box Theatre, Nick Searcy, Parks and Recreation, Breaking Bad, Patrick Hartigan, Chad Michael Singer, Betsy Brandt, Justified, Castaway, Wrigley Field, Lagunitas, Garnier, film review, movie review, independent films, indie film, Chicago filmmakers, film commentary, movie commentary, life lessons, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, Life lessons, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Facebook, Facebook page, Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan Comments
MOVIE REVIEW: Middle Man
MOVIE REVIEW: Middle Man

52nd Chicago International Film Festival U.S. Indies entry and presentation

“Middle Man” blends an acidic edge with showy panache that bleeds from every character, large and small.  Credit the devious fun of Crowley for the snappy dialogue that pops from each character.  The comedy is clever instead of coarse while maintaining its darkness.  Nearly every speaking part of this colorful cast of funhouse mirrors nails a zinger or two that fits right into that line of taste.

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2016, 4 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, Chicago Film Festival, Film Festival, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEW, Video on DemandDon Shanahan52nd Chicago International Film Festival2016, 2016 Fall Movies, Middle Man, Ned Crowley, Jim O'Heir, Anne Dudek, George Burns, Louis Prima, Douglas Adams, stand-up comedy, Fatty Arbuckle, Roscoe Arbuckle, Andrew J. West, Chad Donella, Josh McDermitt, Tracey Walters, Chicago International Film Festival, 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, U.S. Indies, Lamb Bone, Jack Benny, Parks and Recreation, Chicago, dark comedy, Black comedy, Dark comedy, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, Festival review, festival preview, Festival coverage, film festivalComment
CAPSULE REVIEWS: The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival
CAPSULE REVIEWS: The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival

For the third year in a row, this website has been granted press credentials to cover the many facets of the 52nd CIFF.  I am targeting the U.S. Indies slate and will add selections from the Special Presentations, Black Perspectives, and World Cinema programs.  Most of these films are appearing either before or without distribution dates, meaning my reviews here will stay brief capsule form.  Come back to this page often and I will add films as I go!

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2016, CAPSULE REVIEW, Chicago Film Festival, Film Festival, Social MediaDon ShanahanAMC River East 21Capsule reviews, movie reviews, film review, film festival, festival preview, Festival coverage, Festival review, Chicago International Film Festival, 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, Jackie, Middle Men, Pablo Larrain, Ned Crowley, Natalie Portman, Jim O'Heir, movie commentary, film commentary, AMC River East 21, Movie musicals, U.S. Indies, Special Presentations, Moonlight, Barry Jenkins, Black Perspectives, Denis Villeneuve, Arrival, Lion, Dev PatelComment