This week’s reviews with Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy feature nine reviews for your viewing consideration. Kiersey Clemons is an amateur sleuth trying to solve a kidnapping (Susie Searches) while Ellie Kemper goes on a hike for some reason (Happiness for Beginners). Two films that played the Chicago Critics Film Festival open including the latest from Christian Petzold (Afire) and the comic (and now tragic) story of transgender sex workers (Kokomo City). Nicolas Cage takes Joel Kinneman for a collateral ride (Sympathy for the Devil) and Ron Perlman is trying to avenge his son by making the mob lose their house (The Baker). A great cast tries to add to this year’s product launch cinema (The Beanie Bubble). Hopefully you ain’t afraid of no ghost because they look back at an acclaimed horror film from Sundance (Talk To Me) and Disney takes another shot at bringing their classic ride to the big screen (Haunted Mansion)

 

0:00 - Intro

1:45 - Talk To Me

11:30 - Susie Searches

19:55 - Sympathy for the Devil

30:53 - Happiness for Beginners

44:47 - Afire

55:35 - Kokomo City 

1:07:46 - The Baker

1:20:47 - The Beanie Bubble

1:35:50 - Haunted Mansion

1:48:37 – Flashback Weekend Horror Convention Preview

1:53:29 - Outro

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