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Don Shanahan

Chicago

Film Critic, Content Supervisor, and Host, Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast at 25YL

Founder and Writer at Every Movie Has a Lesson

Editor-in-Chief at Film Obsessive

🍅-approved Critic and Editor-in-Chief at @FilmObsessive_ HOST: @CinephileFit; VOTER: @CriticsChicago @CriticsChoice @NAFilmCritic @ofcs

Articles

  • 1 week ago | filmobsessive.com | Don Shanahan

    After decades of support and clamoring from cinephiles, film critics, and industry workers alike, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will finally recognize the work of stunt departments at the Oscars. Beginning with the historic 100th Academy Awards in 2028 celebrating the 2027 year of film, an Academy Award will be awarded for Achievement in Stunt Design. Yes, go ahead and say “finally” again because this is one long-overdue addition.

  • 2 weeks ago | filmobsessive.com | Don Shanahan

    Beginning this week on the 11th and running until April 20, the famed Music Box Theatre in Chicago is hosting a special program dedicated to the late David Lynch. For the last eight years, the historic location has run an annual week-long tribute to the filmmaking titan we lost this past January. This year, with the great David Lynch no longer with us, the Music Box expanded beyond a complete career retrospective.

  • 2 weeks ago | filmobsessive.com | Don Shanahan

    As the tagline reads, Dog Man is “part man, part dog, all hero.” After scoring well with audiences during a theatrical run that’s still chugging ever so closer towards $100 million domestically, Dog Man debuted on digital platforms back on February 18th. Now, two months later, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Dreamworks Animation bring the movie to physical media and store shelves in April.

  • 2 weeks ago | filmobsessive.com | Don Shanahan

    The hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network, have been steadily following the action stars of the 1980s and 1990s. The big three of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis stand out the most, but occupying the midcard tier underneath are the likes of Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and, the subject of their newest episode, Steven Seagal.

  • 3 weeks ago | filmobsessive.com | Don Shanahan

    Following a quick pre-credits scene of burly servicemen surrounding a small television roaring over the hot, lithe bodies of an energetic aerobics video, Warfare hits its datestamp of November 19, 2006 and the chicanery ends. Soldiers are shown armed to the teeth in full gear moving in a pair of formation lines silently up a residential Iraqi street in the darkness of a pre-dawn morning.

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Don Shanahan
Don Shanahan @casablancadon
9 Apr 25

#JustWatch https://t.co/OoK7cTSbTW

Don Shanahan
Don Shanahan @casablancadon
9 Apr 25

With International Women’s Day this past month, we wanted to share an exclusive look at the most-streamed movies by women in the US—featuring films directed, written, or produced by women that have resonated most with audiences on streaming platforms. #JustWatch https://t.co/9nM2Dg7sCN

Don Shanahan
Don Shanahan @casablancadon
3 Apr 25

Sometimes the early bird gets the worm. In this case, the worm is in a tomato. It doesn't happen too often for me, but it's a pleasure to see a few of my quotes for @AMinecraftMovie highlighted by @RottenTomatoes's "First Reviews" collection. Thanks! https://t.co/n1mNcgWkNQ