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I interview geek culture expert and actress Victoria Cheri Bennett. Bennett has contributed to ScreenCrush, Den of Geek, and FanBolt. She also Hosts and Executive Produces the Tubi Show "Beverages with Bevin" https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200029109/s01-e01-to-the-comics-pilot. What thrilling topics will come up in our conversation? Probably Marvel and Star Wars. But tune in to find out what we have to say about the famed IPs. And get to know Victoria a bit. Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

Godzilla Minus One is the most terrifying, intelligent, and meaningful Godzilla film since its 1954 original. Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki makes a film about the results of the atomic bomb creating a monster who's an allegory for man's unwavering ability to commit self-destruction. He's an unkillable beast that is a terrifyer. Yamazaki gets back to the root of who Godzilla is and why he is. He isn't the hero who fights bad monsters to keep humanity safe. He's a genocidal maniac that only exists to kill. It's a film that's not only about the monster but the humans he affects. They're not stock characters like the ones you'd find in the American films. Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamikin) is a soldier who doesn't carry out his ultimate duty. His journey of learning who he is through courage and a determination to kill Godzilla makes him a very human character affected by the behemoth's bloodshed. Shikishima's narrative resembles what many of the Japanese soldiers during World War II must have felt. Que

Are we still hailing Dave Filoni as the savior of Star Wars? No. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @JeffYorkWriter and Instagram @jeffyorkcaricatures. https://www.jeffyorkcaricatures.com/ David J. Fowlie is a longtime Star Wars and book fan. You can catch all his work at https://keeping-it-reel.com/ You can find our twenty-year anniversary recap on The Phanom Menace here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3WZj4-181s&t=5s Mark Krawczyk runs Special Mark Productions https://www.specialmarkproductions.com/, where Mark reviews everything from horror movies to the latest blockbusters, interviews filmmakers, and more! You can find his Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/

At last, Thrawn returns. Was he worth the wait? Why is Sabine And what is to happen to our heroes? Be smart, Filoni, and don't kill Thrawn after building him up for three years. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura/mentions Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/. You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @JeffYorkWriter and Instagram @jeffyorkcaricatures. https://www.jeffyorkcaricatures.com/ Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

Hayden’s back, as is character development for Ahsoka in Ahsoka. John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @JeffYorkWriter and Instagram @jeffyorkcaricatures. https://www.jeffyorkcaricatures.com/ Hayden Mears is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/hayden-mears/movies writer for Slant Magazine, Starburst, and IGN. Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on

Another Thrawnless week? Will the story pick up some momentum? Let's hope! John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/ Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @JeffYorkWriter and Instagram @jeffyorkcaricatures. https://www.jeffyorkcaricatures.com/ Hayden Mears is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/hayden-mears/movies writer for Slant Magazine, Starburst, and IGN. Mark Krawczyk runs Special Mark Productions https://www.specialmarkproductions.com/ where Mark reviews everything from horror movies to

Is Ahsoka going to finally deliver on some Thrawn or another familiar character? Will there be more focus on Ahsoka in what's supposed to be her own show? Find out what we think. Guest info: John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura/mentions Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/ Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

Is Ahsoka a brilliant continuation of Rebels or a cliched bore? Find out what a roundtable of Chicago Film Critics and Filmmakers think John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/

How does The Wolf of Wall Street hold up ten years later? Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/ Subscribe to @YPAReviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcast and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

I speak with Jason Miller, director of the emotionally complex horror film Ghost of The Void. Why is it complex? Listen to find out. If you live in Chicago, you can watch Ghosts of the Void at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Monday, July 31st, as part of the Midwest Film Festival. Tickets are available here. https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/ghosts-void You can also catch it online on August 16th as part of the popcorn freights film festival. https://popcornfrights.eventive.org/schedule/ghosts-of-the-void-649760df210e950088cf3dfa Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @yp

Staying up at night to face some ghosts, two Chicago film critics share their thoughts on Talk To Me, one of the year's most memorable horror films. Should we tamper with the dead? What happens when the ghosts of the past come to haunt us? Listen and find out! Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/ Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcast and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

Join three Chicago film critics' thoughts on Great Gerwig's Barbie. Andrea Thompson writes for @areelofonesow and is the founder of the Film Girl Film Festival @filmgirlfilmmke http://www.areelofonesown.com/ Cati Glidewell is the owner and Head Blonde in Charge at @theblondeinfront on Instagram, Facebook, and Instagram http://theblondeinfront.com/ Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews

What movie studios are too big to fail while others can't afford to fail anymore? The epic battle between Disney and Warner Bros rages on! Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Don Shanahan is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved and Banana Meter-approved film critic writing for film obsessive, his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson, and as a co-host of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network. He is a co-founder/co-director of Chicago Indie Critics and a member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association and Hollywood Critics Association. Will Johnson is an Arizona film critic and co-host of the Cinephile Hissyfit podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6G0dYEHovZsjHd2ItOuRL2 Ian Simmons is the host/showrunner of @KickingtheSeat You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @kickseat https://kickseat.com/ Cati Glidewell is the owner and Head Blonde in Charge at @theblondeinfront on Instagram, Fac

Six Chicago Film Critics break down their favorite and worst summer blockbuster memories. Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Don Shanahan is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved and Banana Meter-approved film critic writing for film obsessive, his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson, and as a co-host of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network. He is a co-founder/co-director of Chicago Indie Critics and a member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association and Hollywood Critics Association. Will Johnson is an Arizona film critic and co-host of the Cinephile Hissyfit podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6G0dYEHovZsjHd2ItOuRL2 Ian Simmons is the host/showrunner of @KickingtheSeat You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @kickseat https://kickseat.com/ Cati Glidewell is the owner and Head Blonde in Charge at @theblondeinfront on Instagram, Facebook, and Instagram http://theblondeinfront.co

Tarek Fayoumi from movies with Tarek and I aren't quick to love The Flash. Catch Tarek's latest reviews here https://movieswithtarek.com/ and you can find my work here https://www.ypareviews.com/

During the Chicago Critics Film Festival running from May 5-11 I sat down with Director Matt Johnson (BlackBerry) and Laura Moss (Birth/Rebirth) BlackBerry opens in theaters on May 12 you can find my review for the movie linked here.https://www.ypareviews.com/blog/2023/5/7/blackberry-offers-a-sharp-witty-and-somber-tale-about-the-forgotten-device Birth/Rebirth opens in theaters in August and is expected to stream on Shudder by Halloween. You can find my review for the movie linked here. https://www.ypareviews.com/blog/2023/5/8/birthrebirth-is-a-fascinating-modern-day-frankenstein-picture

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Is the show deserving of its praise? Here's what three cinephiles think. #thelastofus #hbomax #videogames Film Critic Krawczyk, movie collector John Davies, and I express our moderate to thrilled thoughts on the popular HBO show.

Do you agree or disagree with our opinions on the 2023 Oscar nominee list? Let us know (with kindness and respect) in the comments below. Ian Simmons is the Podcaster/Writer/YouTuber at Kicking The Seat http://www.kickseat.com/ Twitter @KICKSEAT YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3kngIP7djl1CsEyppoalA Pat McDonald is a writer for Hollywood Chicago and Tour Guide for Chicago films! https://hollywoodchicago.com/ https://chicagofilmtour.com/ Twitter @ubercritic and @ChiFilm Pat’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j14vCtZPrP4 Time Marcs 0:31-10:20 The Banshees of Inisherin 0:20 -22:10 Elvis 22:10 31:40 Tar 31:40-38:17 Everything Everywhere All At Once 38:17- Avatar The Way of Water 47:08-56:40 All Quite on The Western Front 56:40 1:05:42 Women Talking 1:05-1:11:16 Top Gun Maverick 1:11:16-1:20:38 The Fablemans 1:20:38-1:27:19 The Triangle of Sadness 1:27:19 Snubs

Oscar Nominated Filmmaker David McGowan opens up about his film program in Rwanda. Information for the site can be found here. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rwandan-wildlife-filmmaking-course/x/3010600#/ Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcasts and YouTube content. Subscribe on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/youll…d1453935603?mt=2 Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on Twitter and Instagram @ypareviews