Christian Swegal has been working in film since 2009 as a cinematographer and writer/director. His previous short films are “Stasis” (2010), “Solar” (2015) and as co-story/co-screenplay writer for the ...

Then “I Know What You Did Last Summer” begins to pile up surprise twist after surprise twist, which makes absolutely no sense even for a stupid slasher film like this. The film occupies a strange no ...

In her last days, David Lynch created an important scene in “Twin Peaks: The Return” (Showtime) in which the Log Lady, who like Catherine had days to live, speaks significant truth and of course ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 10th, 2025, reviewing the 2024 film fest favorite ...

Previous to “Relative,” Smith’s feature filmography includes his debut “Cool Apocalypse” (2015), “Mercury in Retrograde” (2017) and the Windy City-centric “Rendezvous in Chicago” (2018). Last year he ...

CHICAGO – It’s “Giallo Gelato” time at the Logan Theatre in Chicago, with four exquisite films of that Italian genre, curated by horror maven Stephanie Sack. Click GIALLO GELATO for tickets/details.

Presented by Cinema Femme Magazine, the film festival emphasizes the importance of supporting emerging female, trans and non-binary filmmakers. After the in-person festival, film fans will be able to ...

The original 1997 “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was – in the vernacular of “Seinfeld” – a “time slot hit.” Coming from writer Kevin Williamson of the original “Scream” movie, it cashed on the late ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film release “Eddington,” written and directed by American auteur Ari Aster, whose previous films were “Hereditary,” ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film release “Eddington,” written and directed by American auteur Ari Aster, whose previous films were “Hereditary,” ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson for WBGR - FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on July 10th, 2025, reviewing the 2024 film fest favorite ...

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film “Sovereign,” written and directed by Christian Swegal in his feature film debut and featuring an essential ...