I helped put in the work for this Rotten Tomatoes piece about Memorial Day weekend releases and the actors who have dominated it over the years. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/memo...

Paramount really doesn't know what they have, do they? #Colbert #Passenger

Next Weds come to Elk Grove Cinema where I will be hosting 1981's SUPERMAN II on the big screen. Discussion to follow the film as part of the Critic's Classics series. www.classiccinemas.com/f/superman-i...

Not a great list. boxd.it/UyB14

As someone who has defended the prequels and didn't even entirely dislike The Rise of Skywalker (the first time) there is no doubt in my mind that #TheMandalorianAndGrogu is the weakest #StarWars feature to date.

Its physical media time again on the #MovieMadnessPodcast as @petersob13.bsky.social and I look take a second look at a pair of box office flops plus Lawrence Kasdan's steamy debut as well as stories about Hollywood and provocateurs with microphones. erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/episode-65...

My box office report for Rotten Tomatoes this week looks at #Michael retaking #1, #TheDevilWearsPrada2 becoming one of the biggest female-led films of all-time, the terrific opening for #Obsession and the all-time drop of #BillieEilishHitMeHardAndSoft. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/week...

Weds, May 27 at Elk Grove Cinema SUPERMAN II (The 1981 Cut) Hosted by yours truly Get your tickets now www.classiccinemas.com/f/superman-i...

The Billie Eilish concert film just had the biggest second weekend drop ever (-88.6%) for a new film opening in over 2,500 theaters. Ouch!

Finally caught up with SEND HELP tonight. Excellence as promised.

Weds, May 27 at Elk Grove Cinema SUPERMAN II (The 1981 Cut) Hosted by yours truly Get your tickets now www.classiccinemas.com/f/superman-i...

Weds, May 27 at Elk Grove Cinema SUPERMAN II (The 1981 Cut) Hosted by yours truly Get your tickets now www.classiccinemas.com/f/superman-i...

Nice to see a certain company is still putting out calls on LinkedIn for new hires after I was strung along for 3 months after basically being offered not 1, but 2 different positions only to be told "The team is currently taking a step back to reevaluate our hiring needs."

Nine movie reviews on the #MovieMadnessPodcast this week as @SteveProkopy and I look at #Obsession, #InTheGrey, #IsGodIs, #MartyLifeIsShort, #TheWizardOfTheKremlin, #Decorado, #TheCrash and MORE! erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/episode-65...

If you missed it at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, DECORADO is out in theaters now from @gkids.com. Be sure to check it out. (Not for the kiddies.) @chicagocritics.bsky.social www.fandango.com/decorado-202...

Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy is coming to Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove this summer. The Critic's Classics Series will be presenting them with live discussions with members of the Chicago Film Critics Association after each. Get your tickets now for June 10, June 24 & July 8

Thank you to everyone who came up to BEST IN SHOW at Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove. The Critic's Classics Series continues on Weds, May 27 with SUPERMAN II (the 1981 cut). I'll be hosting and afterwards discussing its tortured history. www.classiccinemas.com/f/superman-i...

Seems like some Timecop shit to have Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough in the same movie. #Cannes

The Chicago Critics Film Festival is in the books so that means the search for more work is on.

TONIGHT at Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove. Hosted by Morgan Gire and I. Get your tickets! www.classiccinemas.com/f/best-in-sh...

Don't forget tomorrow at Elk Grove Cinema!

This week in physical media on the #MovieMadnessPodcast with myself & @petersob13.bsky.social two great films celebrate their 15th anniversaries plus Fincher's adaptation of male insecurity, one of the great action movies of the '80s and so much more. open.substack.com/pub/erikthem...

My box office report this week for Rotten Tomatoes looks at where #Prada2 is headed, if the numbers for #MortalKombatII are really that great and just how high #Michael could go. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/week...

This Wednesday the Critic's Classics Series is back at Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove with Christopher Guest's BEST IN SHOW. Morgan Gire will be hosting with me and celebrating the late, great Catherine O'Hara. www.classiccinemas.com/f/best-in-sh...

A reminder this Wednesday.

Stop getting fooled people. Never vote for a Republican again.

This Wednesday at Elk Grove Cinema come and see Christopher Guest's BEST IN SHOW and talk about it afterwards with myself and Morgan Gire as your hosts. www.classiccinemas.com/f/best-in-sh...

Sunday schedule at the Chicago Critics Film Festival @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social @chicagocritics.bsky.social 11:30 AM - You Had To Be There 1:45 PM - Shorts Program 2 4:15 PM - Maddie's Secret 6:30 PM - Late Fame 8:45 PM - Steven Spielberg's A.I. (in 35mm) www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

Tune in to ABC7 NEWS to see Brian Tallerico and Zach Schnitzer on behalf of this year's CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL at approx 9:20AM on WLS ABC7-CHICAGO TV or abc7chicago.com/watch/live/

Chicago Critics Film Festival - Saturday's lineup: 11:30 AM - Shorts Program #1 2:00 PM - Tuner 4:30 PM - Carolina Caroline 7:15 PM - Power Ballad 9:45 AM - I Want Your Sex (SOLD OUT/RUSH LINE) 11:59 PM - Leviticus @chicagocritics.bsky.social @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

The Movie Madness podcast has seven reviews for you this week with @SteveProkopy and I including #TheDevilWearsPrada2, #DeepWater, #Hokum, #BlueHeron, #Omaha, #OneSpoonofChocolate and #AnimalFarm.

A little something to chew on as the summer movie season begins. How about some predictions for what will rule the season? erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/summer-box...

Thank you to everyone who came out to see THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT on Weds. The next film in the Critic's Classics Series at Elk Grove Cinema is Christopher Guest's BEST IN SHOW. Come out and celebrate the late, great Catherine O'Hara. www.classiccinemas.com/f/best-in-sh...

Thank you to Bill Stamets and the Chicago Sun-Times for the coverage this week.

I'm hosting this screening tonight Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove. We'll talk about the film afterwards. Come join us for Rob Reiner's The American President. www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ...

CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! Judy Greer will be attending the screening of CHILI FINGER on Tues, May 5 alongside the film's directors @musicboxtheatre. Get your tickets before they go: www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

Come here tomorrow night and see one of the regular events that make it great - the Critic's Classics Series. Weds, Apr. 29 we are showing Rob Reiner's The American President with a live discussion to follow the film with yours truly. Tickets here: www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ...

This week's physical media roundup on the #MovieMadnessPodcast has @petersob13.bsky.social & I talking John Singleton, Lucio Fulci, Nancy Meyers, Abbott, Costello, DeVito and the glory that is Joe Dante's INNERSPACE. erikthemovieman.substack.com/p/episode-64...

This Wednesday I am hosting a screening of Rob Reiner's The American President at Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove. Come join me. www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ...

My box office report for Rotten Tomatoes this week looks at those #Michael numbers. Hail Mary hits a milestone and Mario approaches another. IFC goes wide again and #Hoppers does something no other film has done this year. Yet. editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/week...

How about this for a Sunday at the Chicago Critics Film Festival? Next week, May 3 at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social 11:30 AM - You Had To Be There 1:45 PM - Shorts Program #2 4:15 PM - Maddie's Secret 6:30 PM - Late Fame 8:45 PM - A.I. (in 35mm) TICKETS: www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

Come this Wednesday, Apr. 29 to Elk Grove Cinema and see this lovely ballroom scene from Rob Reiner's wonderful THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT. I'll be hosting the discussion afterwards. TICKETS: www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MN...

Awaiting her report from the #WHCD

The Chicago Critics Film Festival Next Saturday, May 2 at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social TUNER! @chicagocritics.bsky.social www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

Come out and see the President we wish existed in Michael Douglas' Andrew Shepherd. Rob Reiner's THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT is the next film in the Critic's Classics series this Weds, Apr. 29 at Elk Grove Cinema. Yours truly will be hosting. www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ...

Nine reviews this week on the #MovieMadnessPodcast with myself & Steve Prokopy including #Michael, #MotherMary, #OverYourDeadBody, #Apex, #ISwear, #Fuze, #Erupcja, #DesertWarrior and #PrettyUglyTheStoryoftheLunachicks. open.substack.com/pub/erikthem...

Jonathan Demme fan alert! www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

We are playing one of Rob Reiner's best films at Elk Grove Cinema on Weds, Apr. 29. Come out and see THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT and the discussion led by yours truly afterwards. www.classiccinemas.com/f/the-americ...

Chicago - why wait for the latest from John Carney until June? You can see POWER BALLAD on Saturday, May 2 @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social as part of the Chicago Critics Film Festival. Get your tickets before they go! @chicagocritics.bsky.social www.musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

The Critic's Classics Series at Classic Cinemas - Elk Grove presents our May lineup. Tickets on sale now for May 13 & May 27.