Episode 514: Here and There and The 2024 Chicago International Film Festival

Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy return for a little crossover show including new titles this week and a recap of films from this year’s Chicago International Film Festival; some of which you can see right now. Reviews this week include a documentary on a legendary composer (Music By John Williams), one of the best animated films of the year (Memoir of a Snail) and the immigrant experience told through a heated kitchen (La Cocina). There is also the latest film from Clint Eastwood that Warner Bros. is burying (Juror #2) and a Forrest Gump reunion from Robert Zemeckis (Here). Then they look at ten more festival entries ranging from politics to coups and terrorists. Erik sees one of the best baseball films in years and Steve checks out a documentary about one of the great bands of the ‘90s. It’s a great mix of movies giving you something to look forward to both soon and later. 0:00 – Intro 1:50 – Juror #2 12:10 – Music By John Williams 27:10 – Memoir of a Snail 35:34 - La Cocina 46:58 – Here 1:02:13 – Separated 1:11:45 – Apocalypse in the Tropics 1:15:26 – Transplant 1:17:59 – Hard Truths 1:25:01 – Eephus 1:28:52 – September 5 1:37:10 – Vulcanizadora 1:42:58 – Pavements 1:48:48 – The Last Republican 1:56:55 – Armand 2:00:22 - Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com