Remember those April showers? Yeah, May is when the wheels really came off, as Shout! Factory, Severin, Synapse, and Arrow all decided to release a wealth of home video gold that all landed in my lap at once… just as I was starting rehearsals for To Kill a Mockingbird with Oak Park Festival Theatre. Of course.
Then an impromptu movie party at Kitley’s Krypt turned into
an impromptu Gobblerfest hereafter to be known as Turkey Day in May. And to
further compound my mirthful misery, the month kicked off with the 3rd Annual
Chicago Critics Film Festival, which saw me at the historic Music Box Theatre
every night for the entire week, tallying 20 flicks in all.
The CCFF marked the first time I’d seen a movie in the
cinema since January (WTF), and the month ended as it began, taking in the magnificence
splendor that was Mad Max: Fury Road
and Ex Machina, as well as the Chicago Cinema Society's screening of Der Samurai.
I also shared the mike with Kicking the Seat’s Ian Simmons to discuss the train wreck that is The Human Centipede 3, a sad affair since both of us are/were big fans of the first two installments. You can hear our grousing HERE.
I also shared the mike with Kicking the Seat’s Ian Simmons to discuss the train wreck that is The Human Centipede 3, a sad affair since both of us are/were big fans of the first two installments. You can hear our grousing HERE.
As always, feel free to leave your two cents worth – we’ll
make sure you get some change back.
Enjoy!
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| AC fends off the screeners with his usual gusto |
