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THE INFERNAL LOOP

By | May 2002

There’s probably a circle in Dante’s hell where Jack Valenti, evil film critic David Sheehan and Joe Esterhaus will be forced to watch this unendingly…

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THE INFERNAL LOOP

Here's a Film Threat reviewing first, folks -- the screenplay of a reviewed film, presented in its entirety. Struggling screenwriters, take note: INT....

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EXTREME MAN AND INSANE BOY

In the ever-growing pantheon of low-powered, wannabe superheroes ("Mystery Men," "The Specials," etc.), there is a special place for the likes of Extreme...

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BEWARE OF THE HOT DOG PEOPLE

If ever there was a man who could be controlled by hot dogs, it would be me. Pink's, Hebrew National, Nathan's, Vienna...umm, such tubular goodness. I...

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THE PENIS GRADUATION SONG

Rarely in the history of cinema has a title been more completely descriptive of an entire work. Yes, "The Penis Graduation Song" consists almost entirely...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 2)

WHAT IS AN "OVERLOOKED" FILM? ^ When I heard "Patton" was going to be screened at "Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival," I thought to myself, how can...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 3)

HYENAS ^ (2000) ^ By Mike Hall ^ Critic Doctor intern ^ * * * * (out of 5 stars) ^ CRITIC DOCTOR INTERN EXAMINES: Richard Porton (Cineast Magazine) ^ I...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 4)

KWIK STOP ^ (2001) ^ by Herb Kane ^ * * * * (out of 5 stars) ^ CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Commentary from Chicago International Film Festival ^ "Kwik...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 5)

PAPERHOUSE ^ (1988) ^ By Herb Kane ^ * * * * * (out of 5 stars) ^ CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times) ^ Roger Ebert apologized each...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 6)

SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY ^ (1982) ^ by Herb Kane ^ * * * * * (out of 5 stars) ^ CRITIC DOCTOR EXAMINES: Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times) ^ I'm convinced Roger...

THUMBATHON: EBERT’S OVERLOOKED FILM FESTIVAL (part 7)

CRITIC DOCTOR'S FINAL EXAMINATION OF FESTIVAL ^ This year's Ebertfest, a special event of the University of Illinois College of Communications, was...

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