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The Indiana Film Journalists Association endeavors to promote quality film criticism in the Hoosier state & support Indiana’s growing film industry https://indianafilmjournalists.com https://boxd.it/jilYJ πŸŸ πŸŸ’πŸ”΅

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The AV Room: Indy Now -- March 3 This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "Hoppers," "The Bride!", "Sirāt," "Protector" and "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "Hoppers," "The Bride!", "Sirāt," "Protector" and "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."

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07.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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War Machine (2026) Alan Ritchson delivers a thoughtful performance that proves his cinematic leading-man capabilities in a reasonably engaging sci-fi / action film that completely whiffs in its closing minutes.

At Midwest Film Journal, IFJA member Nick Rogers says if you can set aside the gigantic oof of its final five minutes, β€œWar Machine” β€” now on Netflix β€” is a reasonably engaging riff on β€œPredator.” #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

06.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoppers A mildly amusing animated romp from Disney that borrows heavily from other movies as a teen eco-activist goes undercover as a robot beaver to save her grandma's glade.

Critic Christopher Lloyd says "Hoppers" is a mildly amusing animated romp from Disney that borrows heavily from other movies as a teen eco-activist goes undercover as a robot beaver to save her grandma's glade.

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06.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sirāt This Oscar-nominated trek through the desert is an oddly affecting exploration of people who are lost -- some by choice, while others quest to reunite with those who may not want to be found.

Oscar-nominated "Sirāt" is a trek through the desert in an oddly affecting exploration of people who are lost -- some by choice, while others quest to reunite with those who may not want to be found.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Viva Verdi! A superlative Oscar-nominated look at a home in Italy for retired musicians, where the passion for life is undiminished even as voices and bodies may falter.

Critic Christopher Lloyd says "Viva Verdi!" is a superlative Oscar-nominated look at a home in Italy for retired musicians, where the passion for life is undiminished even as voices and bodies may falter.

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03.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoppers Most pop culture geeks are familiar with the 20 Year Rule, a cyclical principle in which popular trends can enjoy rejuvenated relevance roughly 20 years after their initial emergence. It's why mid-aug...

#IFJA member Brent Leuthold has early word on Hoppers, the newest release from Pixar coming out this weekend #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

02.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reeling Backward: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Looking back on one of the finest adaptations of one of the best books ever written, which also marked the film debut of the late -- and truly great -- Robert Duvall.

Critic Christopher Lloyd marks the passing of the great #RobertDuvall by looking back at his cinematic beginnings in "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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02.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The AV Room: Indy Now -- February 27 This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "Scream 7," "Dreams," "Pillion," "Undercard" and "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run."

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "Scream 7," "Dreams," "Pillion," "Undercard" and "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run."

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28.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dreams (2025) Thunder only happens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playing. And the new socially conscious erotic drama β€œDreams” doesn’t always land. But it’s riveting when it does.

At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Joe Shearer calls "Dreams" "a toxic game of relationship cat and mouse" that has "a finger on the pulse of sociopolitical issues revolving around illegal immigration, deportations and generational and sociopolitical differences." #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

27.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Woman in Cabin 10” and 19 more additions to Quill’s ranked journalism movies list Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists

#IFJA members Evan Dossey, Nick Rogers and Sam Watermeier offer their latest updates to an ongoing collaboration with the Society of Professional Journalists to rank 250 journalism films. #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

26.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dreams Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain slums in this impotent erotic thriller about a privileged woman using a poor immigrant dancer as her plaything.

Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain slums in "Dreams," an impotent erotic thriller about a privileged woman using a poor immigrant dancer as her plaything.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

25.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cutting Through Rocks An indelible portrait of a singularly scrappy, stubborn woman determined to force change in her deeply patriarchal Iranian village.

The Oscar-nominated "Cutting Through Rocks" is an indelible portrait of a singularly scrappy, stubborn woman determined to force change in her deeply patriarchal Iranian village.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

24.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Class of 2006: Running Scared β€œClass of … ” β€” Nick Rogers’ monthly look back at films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries β€” continues with a reflection on 2006’s grime-crime odyssey β€œRunning Scared.”…

At Midwest Film Journal, IFJA member Nick Rogers returns to his "Class of ... " feature β€” highlighting films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries β€” with the 2006 action-thriller "Running Scared." #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

23.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The IMAX theater at the Indiana State Museum is getting a facelift with updated seats and we're giving away 2 pairs of 2 tickets to see Project Hail Mary on IMAX 70mm film! Comment your favorite film of 2025 and why, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win! Deadline to enter is March 2.

23.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How To Make A Killing After his terrific feature debut Emily The Criminal, writer-director John Patton Ford returns with another desperate-times-desperate-measures thriller in How To Make A Killing. A loose adaptation of t...

#IFJA member Brent Leuthold has thoughts on the new dark comedy How To Make A Killing, now playing in theaters #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

23.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The AV Room: Indy Now -- February 20 This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "How to Make a Killing," "Psycho Killer," "Midwinter Break," "I Can Only Imagine 2" plus Oscar-nominated shorts.

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "How to Make a Killing," "Psycho Killer," "Midwinter Break," "I Can Only Imagine 2" plus Oscar-nominated shorts.

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21.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Midwinter Break World-class acting by Lesley Manville and CiarΓ‘n Hinds undergirds this restrained look at a marriage teetering toward its finish.

World-class acting by Lesley Manville and CiarΓ‘n Hinds undergirds "Midwinter Break," a restrained look at a marriage teetering toward its finish.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

20.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming Around Again: Smilla’s Sense of Snow Coming Around Again β€” a series in which Nick Rogers revisits films he initially disliked to see if he feels differently β€” continues with 1997’s β€œSmilla’s Sense of Snow.”…

At Midwest Film Journal, IFJA member Nick Rogers updates his Coming Around Again feature β€” revisiting movies he didn't much like the first time to see if he's changed his mind β€” with the 1997 thriller "Smilla's Sense of Snow." #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

18.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar nominated shorts: Live Action Reviews of all five short films up for the Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award.

Last up are Christopher Lloyd's reviews of the Oscar-nominated Live Action shorts: "The Singers," "A Friend of Dorothy," "Butcher's Stain," "Two People Exchanging Saliva" and "Jane Austen's Period Drama." #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

18.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar nominated shorts: Animation Reviews of all five short films up for the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award.

Critic Christopher Lloyd continues his survey of all the Oscar-nominated short films with the animated shorts: "The Three Sisters," "Forevergreen," "The Girl Who Cried Pearls," "Butterfly" and "Retirement Plan."

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18.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar nominated shorts: Documentaries Reviews of all five short films up for the Best Documentary Short Film Academy Award.

Christopher Lloyd reviews all five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.
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17.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Alabama Solution An Oscar-nominated, old-school investigative documentary about appalling conditions in state prisons that uses cell phone footage collected over a decade.

"The Alabama Solution" is an Oscar-nominated, old-school investigative documentary about appalling conditions in state prisons that uses cell phone footage collected over a decade.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

16.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reeling Backward: An Affair to Remember (1957) Often called the most romantic picture ever made, it's the notes of sadness and tragedy -- along with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant's emotive performances -- that elevate this to iconic level.

Often called the most romantic picture ever made, it's the notes of sadness and tragedy -- along with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant's emotive performances -- that elevate "An Affair to Remember" to iconic level.

#classicfilm by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

16.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 502 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) & Send Help (2026) – Guest: Brent Leuthold This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Gore Verbinski film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in a feature review, then we review Sam Raimi’s Send Help in this week’s secondary review. W…

In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt and guest Brent Leuthold review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die & Send Help. #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

16.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The AV Room: Indy Now -- February 13 This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd reviews new releases "Cold Storage," "Wuthering Heights," "GOAT," "Crime 101" and "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die."

This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd reviews new releases "Cold Storage," "Wuthering Heights," "GOAT," "Crime 101" and "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die."

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15.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GOAT It's a strictly-for-the-kiddies game in this all-animal basketball animated effort that reminds us you can't win by just coasting.

Christopher Lloyd says "GOAT" is a strictly-for-the-kiddies game, an all-animal basketball animated effort that reminds us you can't win by just coasting.

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13.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come See Me in the Good Light A dying spoken word poet comes to grips with their fate while choosing an immortal exit in this moving Oscar-nominated documentary.

A dying spoken word poet comes to grips with their fate while choosing an immortal exit in the moving Oscar-nominated documentary, "Come See Me in the Good Light," now streaming on Apple TV.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd. #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

11.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 501 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) & Primate (2026) – Guests: Keegan King and Sam Watermeier This week, Keegan King joins me for a feature review of Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Then, Sam Watermeier joins me for a secondary review of Johannes Roberts’ Primate. We al…

In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, IFJA member Matt Hurt reviews 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple with guest Keegan followed by a review of Primate with IFJA member Sam Watermeier. #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

11.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cold Storage Schlocky B-movie thrills with A-list talent in this goofy romp about the race to stop a space fungus that turns people into exploding zombies.

Schlocky B-movie thrills with A-list talent in "Cold Storage," a goofy romp about the race to stop a space fungus that turns people into exploding zombies.

#moviereview by Christopher Lloyd #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

11.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teagan and His Bros With the streaming series β€œTeagan and His Bros,” Ronald Short returns with another round of comforting hangout comedy that hits the spot at the right time.

Midwest Film Journal’s Sam Watermeier reviews Hoosier native Ronald Short’s new stoner / puppet comedy series, now streaming on Laugh After Dark TV. #filmsky πŸ“½οΈ

09.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0