The movie critic articles

  • Chicago Critics Film Festival 2024: Five movies you shouldn't miss

    I’ll be the first to admit my bias towards the Chicago Critics Film Festival. I’m part of the organization that puts it together, it takes place at my favorite movie theater (Chicago’s organ-scored Music Box Theatre), and it enriches my local community of arthouse moviegoers. I can’t, in good conscience, advocate for anyone to pay through the nose for the privilege of standing in an icy Sundance line, only to pack into a theater filled with high-earning super-spreaders. But I can tell those in...
  • Details on Quentin Tarantino's meta plans for The Movie Critic emerge

    It was quite the shock when Quentin Tarantino’s latest project The Movie Critic was abruptly axed, the news happening so suddenly that many have questioned just what the hell happened. Per the filmmaker, we will soon witness his swan song, with Tarantino wanting to go out with his tenth film and settle into directing retirement. […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Details on Quentin Tarantino’s...
  • Quentin Tarantino’s The Movie Critic could've been Avengers: Endgame for the Tarantiniverse

    The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino’s now-abandoned tenth and final film, is now regulated to the what-if portion of Tarantino’s career. Like Double V Vega and Kill Bill Vol. 3, it is now another unproduced idea for the filmmaker’s filing cabinet. However, the filing cabinet casket and the author aren’t the only things these movies have in common. Per The Hollywood Reporter, The Movie Critic was the kind of crossover event film we’re all sick of. Last week, The Movie Critic came to an abrupt...