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GUEST CRITIC #25: It
GUEST CRITIC #25: It

Emmanuel Noisette of Eman's Movie Reviews is an emerging film critic tackling both written and video reviews.  His YouTube channel is must-watch and automatic-subscribe material.  Emmanuel is one of the co-directors with me of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle. Between us two busy Chicago critics and working fathers, Emmanuel and I are orchestrating a trade of "guest reviews" for each other's sites.  Horror is not my cup of tea and he was all over It.

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Column, Editorial, GUEST CRITIC, Social Media, SPECIALDon ShanahanAMC River East 21Emmanuel Noisette, Eman's Movie Reviews, Guest Column, guest critic, Guest Critic series, guest review, Guest Editorial, Guest Critic, It, Stephen King, film critic, film critics, movie critic, movie critics, CIFCC, Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle, Movie Mob, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, YouTube channel, film review, movie review Comment
MOVIE REVIEW: The Book of Henry
MOVIE REVIEW: The Book of Henry

Grant Focus Features, director Colin Trevorrow, and debuting feature writer Gregg Hurwitz all the balls in the world for putting out a movie this daringly original during the summer marketplace.  Ambition notwithstanding, the extreme tonal shifts, while effective at keeping you invested in The Book of Henry to see what happens next, only half work in totality.

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2 STARS, 2017, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanAMC River East 212017, 2017 Summer Movies, The Book of Henry, Colin Trevorrow, Gregg Hurwitz, Jaeden Lieberhar, Jacob Tremblay, Naomi Watts, Dean Norris, Lee Pace, Sarah Silverman, film review, movie review, film commentary, movie commentary, life lessons, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies, independent film, independent films, Jurassic World, Safety Not Guaranteed, Midnight Special, St. Vincent, Room, It, WonderComment