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VIDEO: Post-film reactions to "Sully"
VIDEO: Post-film reactions to "Sully"

Three top-notch film critics of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle survived the miracle flight recreations and Clint Eastwood's soft touch of "Sully," starring Tom Hanks. Hear the mixed reactions after an advance screening from Jon Espino, Emmanuel Noisette, and myself!

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2016, CAPSULE REVIEW, Media Appearance, Social Media, VIDEO REVIEWDon ShanahanShowPlace ICON X at Roosevelt Collections2016, 2016 Fall Movies, Sully, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, Aaron Eckhardt, Oscar contenders, Oscar bait, Oscar hopefuls, American Sniper, Post-film roundtable, Post-film reactions, post-m, Post-movie reactions, Post-movie roundtable, Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle, CIFCC, video review, video commentary, Capsule reviews, movie critics, critics reactions, film critics, movie commentary, Video, historical drama, Films based on actual events, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Eman's Movie Reviews, Emmanuel Noisette, Jon Espino, HollywoodChicago.com, Hollywood Chicago, The Young FolksComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Sully
MOVIE REVIEW: Sully

Celebrated director Clint Eastwood is no stranger to biopics based on historical figures, making him an ardent practitioner of hero worship.  Because the 86-year-old, four-time Oscar winner classically directs with a soft hand and a comely tone, his brand of adoration consistently lands on the veneration half of the definition.  Combining forces for the first time with another hero worship professional in All-American leading man Tom Hanks on “Sully,” you have double the cinematic potential of cherished devotion.

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2016, 4 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanShowPlace ICON X at Roosevelt CollectionSully, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Chelsea Sullenberger, US Airways, US Airways Flight 1549, stoicism, hero worship, IMDb, Jeffrey Skiles, Aaron Eckhardt, Katie Couric, David Letterman, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn, Flight 1549, Bird, Changeling, Invictus, J. Edgar, American Sniper, film review, movie review, historical drama, Bridge of Spies, film commentary, movie commentary, life lessons from movies, life lessons, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, 2016 Fall Movies, Oscar bait, Oscar hopefuls, Oscar contendersComment