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Ian Simmons from Kicking The Seat joins me to talk about our favorite films of 2023. Do you agree, or are you intrigued by our picks? Let us know!

Mike's Picks

1. Oppenheimer

2. Maestro

3. The Iron Claw

4. Past Lives

5. The Holdovers

6. Dream Scenario

7. The Zone of Interest

8. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

9. Poor Things

10. Killers of The Flower Moon

Ian's Picks Jawan / Super Mario Brothers / Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves / Breaking Barriers: The IIT Madras Story / For Kicks / Gran Turismo / Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse / Only in Theaters / Talk to Me / Silent Night / The Holdovers

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Writer/Director/Star Sujewa Ekanayake comes out with a sequel to his quirky "The Secret Society for Slow Romance" with "Cosmic Disco Detective Rene." The film follows a Detective getting in touch with beings capable of time travel by listening to Disco music. Through his incredible detective skills, Rene is able to communicate with the time-traveling beings and bring a sense of peace to the planet. "Cosmic Disco Detective Rene" is a fun conversation on the things that interest its director more than telling a dramatic story. It's a lighthearted, slow cinema commentary on the state of cinema and love for independent film.

Nothing is meant to be taken seriously, and the firm's dry style allows the viewer to relax among its many long takes between scenes. It's not meant to entice the viewer with high production value, more than it is designed to present a sense of calm. The film stars Rene, played by Ekanayake, who seems content with himself and the universe that he connects to.

Let's see if we connect. My conversation with Sujewa starts right here!

Cosmic Disco Detective Rene movie on VOD - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cosmicrene

Sujewa Ekanayake Twitter - https://twitter.com/sujewafantastic

Sujewa Ekanayake website for current projects - https://www.nycfantastic.com

Sujewa Ekanayake website for older projects - https://www.sujewa.com

Indie Discovery LA series website - https://www.indiediscoveryla.com

Three Worlds by Amir Motlagh - one of the Indie Discovery LA movies - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/threeworlds2018

Bristol Fashion - another one of the Indie Discovery LA movies - https://bristolfashionfilm.com

Only In Theaters doc - screened at Facets, Chicago as a part of the Indie Discovery LA In Chicago event - https://onlyintheaters.com

I interview geek culture expert and actress Victoria Cheri Bennett. Bennett has contributed to ScreenCrush, Den of Geek, and FanBolt. She also Hosts and Executive Produces the Tubi Show "Beverages with Bevin" https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200029109/s01-e01-to-the-comics-pilot. What thrilling topics will come up in our conversation? Probably Marvel and Star Wars. But tune in to find out what we have to say about the famed IPs. And get to know Victoria a bit.

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Godzilla Minus One is the most terrifying, intelligent, and meaningful Godzilla film since its 1954 original. Writer/Director Takashi Yamazaki makes a film about the results of the atomic bomb creating a monster who's an allegory for man's unwavering ability to commit self-destruction. He's an unkillable beast that is a terrifyer.

Yamazaki gets back to the root of who Godzilla is and why he is. He isn't the hero who fights bad monsters to keep humanity safe. He's a genocidal maniac that only exists to kill. It's a film that's not only about the monster but the humans he affects. They're not stock characters like the ones you'd find in the American films. Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamikin) is a soldier who doesn't carry out his ultimate duty. His journey of learning who he is through courage and a determination to kill Godzilla makes him a very human character affected by the behemoth's bloodshed.

Shikishima's narrative resembles what many of the Japanese soldiers during World War II must have felt. Questioning if there's a real reason for them to die. Yamakazi gets Godzilla better than any director has in a long time. He understands that Godzilla is a meditation on the atomic age. It's a horror film about the horrifying possibilities man's capable of. After leaving the theater, I did a review and discussion with Tarek Fayoumi,

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Are we still hailing Dave Filoni as the savior of Star Wars? No.

John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura

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David J. Fowlie is a longtime Star Wars and book fan. You can catch all his work at https://keeping-it-reel.com/ You can find our twenty-year anniversary recap on The Phanom Menace here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3WZj4-181s&t=5s

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At last, Thrawn returns. Was he worth the wait? Why is Sabine And what is to happen to our heroes? Be smart, Filoni, and don't kill Thrawn after building him up for three years.

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Hayden’s back, as is character development for Ahsoka in Ahsoka.

John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura

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Hayden Mears is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/hayden-mears/movies writer for Slant Magazine, Starburst, and IGN.

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Another Thrawnless week? Will the story pick up some momentum? Let's hope!

John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura

Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/

Jeff York is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and a writer for The Establishing Shot https://theestablishingshot.org/ You can find him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @JeffYorkWriter and Instagram @jeffyorkcaricatures. https://www.jeffyorkcaricatures.com/

Hayden Mears is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/hayden-mears/movies writer for Slant Magazine, Starburst, and IGN.

Mark Krawczyk runs Special Mark Productions https://www.specialmarkproductions.com/ where Mark reviews everything from horror movies to the latest blockbusters, interviews filmmakers, and more! You can find his Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/SpecialMarkProductions

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Is Ahsoka going to finally deliver on some Thrawn or another familiar character? Will there be more focus on Ahsoka in what's supposed to be her own show? Find out what we think.

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Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/

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Is Ahsoka a brilliant continuation of Rebels or a cliched bore? Find out what a roundtable of Chicago Film Critics and Filmmakers think

John Davies is an avid collector of Cinema and Star Wars experts. You can catch, or ever submit, your movies to John to be put on his program, Sinema Obscura here! https://www.facebook.com/SinemaObscura

Tarek Fayoumi is a certified Chicago Film Critics with the Chicago Indie Critics; you can catch him on social media @movieswithtarek and at his site here https://movieswithtarek.com/