Author Archives: Chicago Blogger
Review: Trance
7.2/10.0 Trance Director: Danny Boyle Starring: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson It is without hesitation to say that Danny Boyle is one of the more imaginative and stylistic directors around today. He gives moviegoers a one of a kind cinematic experience, and regardless of the script in hand, you can never say his […]
Review: The Place Beyond the Pines
9. 3/10.0 The Place Beyond the Pines Director: Derek Cianfrance Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Rosario Dawson After a viewing of “The Place Beyond the Pines” one will feel as though they have gone through an emotional rollercoaster after director Derek Cianfrance (“Blue Valentine”) takes your heart out, takes a hammer to it […]
Four Movies to Avoid: April 2013
Note: The following is my predictions of movies to be released in the coming month. I have not seen these films, and my judgment is based simply on trailers, internet and industry chatter as well as my gut feeling. While in my previous blog I mentioned how promising April and the rest of 2013 is […]
Top Four Films to See: April 2013
Note: The following is my predictions of movies to be released in the coming month. I have not seen these films, and my judgment is based simply on trailers, internet and industry chatter as well as my gut feeling. Something I haven’t been so subtle about over the past year or so is the plethora […]
The Balcony has Closed: The Chicago Film Snob’s Tribute to Roger Ebert
Initially upon my return tonight, I was going to do my monthly previews – in this case for April. However, as most of you have heard, the film world and Chicago in particular has lost its critical mouthpiece with the loss of Roger Ebert after a 10 year battle with cancer. No, I’m not going […]
Movies to Avoid: March 2013
Note: The following is my predictions of movies to be released in the coming month. I have not seen these films, and my judgment is based simply on trailers, internet and industry chatter as well as my gut feeling. After taking a look at the movies coming out this March, one thing is abundantly clear […]
Movies to See: March 2013
Note: The following is my predictions of movies to be released in the coming month. I have not seen these films, and my judgment is based simply on trailers, internet and industry chatter as well as my gut feeling. After taking a look at the movies coming out this March, one thing is abundantly clear […]
What’s the Point of the Oscars?
Ever since I was a little child, despite not knowing or seeing many of the films nominated, I have had a fascination with the Oscars. Later in my years when I did start seeing many of the films nominated for various awards I argued and complained about what was and wasn’t nominated, along with who […]
10 Movies Tech Geeks Must Watch
Sorry I have been away folks. I’ve been doing a bit of writing elsewhere, but I promise to get back at it starting now. Just so you know, The Chicago Film Snob has been writing here and there on TrainSignal’s blog. Today I posted a blog about the “top 10 movies tech geeks must watch”, […]
The Four Movies to Avoid: February 2013
While January is split between two kinds of movies (crap that the studios want to dispose of and Oscar contenders) February may very well be the worst month for movies. There are exceptions like “Silence of the Lambs” or the occasional indie though that breaks through the mold. However, most likely than not the movies […]
