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. Adam also has a deep passion for theatre and writing.
‘Forgotten Island’ Review: An Unforgettable Ode to the Friendships That Make Us Soar
'It Ends' Director Alex Ullom Discusses New Hollywood Horror Movement
John Early Discusses Making a Character You Can Love and Treasure in ‘Maddie’s Secret’
‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde Invites You to Unpack Your Baggage in Hilarious and Devastating Comedy
Ouch, My Daddy Issues! Ten Movies to Watch if You Have a Complicated Relationship With Your Dad
‘The Sun Never Sets’ Review: Joe Swanberg is All Grown Up
‘Chili Finger’ Review: Judy Greer Stars in a Stunning Act of Desperation
Review: ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ is a Poetic Portrait
Review: ‘The Invite’ is Olivia Wilde’s Best Directorial Effort To Date
‘Mother Mary’ Review: David Lowery’s Exorcism of the Pop Persona
TRT Makes their Final 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions
The Awards Tape: Post-Fall Festival Best Picture Predictions 2026-27 From The Odyssey to Artificial
EP 208: Primetime (2026) & Blind Ranking Robert Pattinson Performances
The Awards Tape: TIFF 2026 Recap & Post-Fall Festival Oscar Predictions
The Awards Tape: 78th Primetime Emmy Awards (2026) Final Predictions
EP 203: Speed Run Reviews of Maddie’s Secret, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Tony, and It Ends & Venice, TIFF, and NYFF Previews
The Awards Tape: Ten Years of La La Land & The Legacy of the 2017 Oscars
EP 202: The End of Oak Street (2026) & Blind Ranking Dinosaur Movies
The Awards Tape: Pre-Fall Festival Oscar Predictions 2026-27
EP 200: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), SDCC Marvel News, Avengers: Doomsday Heat Check & MCU Trivia
EP 199: The Invite (2026), I Want Your Sex (2026), The Career of Olivia Wilde & Guess the Letterboxd Review Game
EP 198: The Odyssey (2026) & Nolan Filmography Guessing Game
EP 196: Minions & Monsters, Best of 2026 First Half & Most Anticipated of Second Half
62nd Chicago International Film Festival #19Community theatre is such a specific energy/community and Jesse Eisenberg executes it impeccably. Tonally absurd but also made with so much love? I unfortunately felt…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #18Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is turning in some incredible work (per usual) and there's a lovely visual eye, but man this falls into a campy, melodramatic territory…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #17Really enjoyed this. Another fascinating dissection of memory and reckoning with that. Visually confident and magical. Really want to watch this again!
Read on Letterboxd ↗This is everything I dreamed it would be and more. An epic fantasy that embraces its darkness without hesitation, allowing for a richer thematic experience. There are sequences that rival…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #16One thing I struggled with when it came to the anime is that it is almost too concise. So while there is more time added,…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #15I have never seen anything quite like this. What a breath of fresh air, not only in terms of its execution and feverish melting pot…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #14Well-constructed and visually striking. I think there's so much promise here. Unfortunately, I found myself struggling to connect to it as it descends further into…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #12La Gradiva demands your patience, but culminates in something so moving, devastating, and raw. So impressed with how it lets each of its characters exist in…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #11John Malkovich is as good as you’ve heard in Wild Horse Nine. Beautifully bizarre, dark, intricate. I think the rest of the movie fails to…
Read on Letterboxd ↗62nd Chicago International Film Festival #10Possible Love feels impossible to broil down to a couple sentences. It’s an intricate study of class and exploitation grounded by deeply human depictions of pain…
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