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.
Review: ‘Zootopia 2’ Cuts Through Disney’s Recycled IP as a Sequel Worthy of Your Time
Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Comes Back to Earth With a Darker Exploration of Oz
CIFF 2025: Interview with ‘The Holy Boy’ Director and Writer Paolo Strippoli
CIFF 2025 Review: ‘The Holy Boy’ and the Horror of Suppression
CIFF 2025 Review: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’ is a Stylish and Subversive Political Thriller
CIFF 2025 Review: Kaouther Ben Hania Ensures ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Will Echo On
CIFF 2025 Review: Jafar Panahi Paints a Portrait of Quiet Defiance In ‘It Was Just An Accident’
CIFF 2025 Review: Thailand's ‘A Useful Ghost’ is a Whimsical Anti-Capitalist Love Story
61st Annual Chicago International Film Festival Curtain Raiser
Review: ‘Ne Zha II’ is The Record-Breaking Epic that Pushes Animation and Audiences
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee Reimagines Kurosawa Classic for the Modern Age
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
The Awards Tape: Mid-Year Above the Line Oscar Predictions
The Awards Tape: State of the Best Animated Feature Race 2027 & Ranking All 25 Animated Oscar Winners
Read Receipts: A Big Screen Book Club Presents "Dune" (1965), Dune: Part One (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)
Dónal Finn joining the esteemed lineage of Hot Clergymen in Cinema.
Read on Letterboxd ↗No one is having more fun than Nicole Kidman on this set and no man is hotter than Lee Pace.
Read on Letterboxd ↗this misunderstood masterpiece.
Read on Letterboxd ↗I know the bald one was a community theater STAR.
Read on Letterboxd ↗the colors in this are so dreamy and these ladies are fabulous, what more does a gay need for fall?
Read on Letterboxd ↗forgot to log this two days ago that's how little I enjoyed myself.
Read on Letterboxd ↗this didn't grab me the way I wanted to. beautiful production design!
Read on Letterboxd ↗This is just your average Chicago bus during the day.
Read on Letterboxd ↗It's kind of a miracle this works as well as it does?
Read on Letterboxd ↗I don't know that anyone quite *gets* Gotham and Batman at large quite like Tim Burton did. His Batman movies strike the perfect balance of cartoonish camp and unsettling darkness…
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