Adam Patla

Adam grew up less than 3 minutes away from a movie theater so he was always destined to love all things film. He studied Broadcast & Cinematic Arts at Central Michigan University before working as a talent agent in the Chicago area until 2020. During lockdown he began discussing film on TikTok where he cultivated a platform of over 45,000 followers. He is currently a member of Chicago Indie Critics.

February 26, 2025

EP 126: The Monkey (2025)

Following up last years viral sensation with Longlegs, Osgood Perkins is back with The Monkey, a horror comedy based on a short story by Step…

February 26, 2025

My Top 10 Movies About Movies

Award season will come to a close with the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2, the biggest celebration of the film industry. What better w…

February 24, 2025

Live Commentary: 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards (2025)

We react live to the 2025 SAG Awards just hours after our final Oscar predictions episode where many of our predictions were dependent on the…

February 24, 2025

The Awards Tape: Final Oscar Predictions 2025

With one week to go before the 97th Academy Awards, cast our final predictions pre-SAG for all 23 categories. After a long and tumultuous awa…

February 18, 2025

Best Actress Winners of the 2020s Ranked

Continuing with our rankings of the acting categories throughout the 2020s, we turn our attention to Best Actress in a Leading Role. Historic…

February 17, 2025

EP 124: Paddington in Peru (2025) ft. Jonathan Fujii

For the third entry into the lovable world of Paddington bear and the Brown family, Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy…

February 10, 2025

EP 123: Love Hurts (2025)

It’s Valentine’s Day week and love is in the air for Jonathan Eusebio’s martial arts action comedy Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana De…

February 7, 2025

SUNDANCE 2025: Rohan Kanawade Removes the Thorns from ‘Cactus Pears’ in Tender Debut

About halfway through Cactus Pears (2025), Anand (Bhushaan Manoj) eats a cactus pear gifted to him by Balya (Suraaj Suman). One of his relati…

February 4, 2025

SUNDANCE 2025: No Apologies Necessary from Eva Victor’s Beautiful, Complicated Debut ‘Sorry, Baby’

After Sorry, Baby (2025) premiered at Sundance on January 27, my timelines immediately erupted with endless praise for the debut feature. Muc…

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