#IFJA member Ben Sears writes that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie may be more empty blockbuster calories, but there’s no doubt kids will light up in recognition at seeing familiar things. #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers continues his "Class of ... " series — which looks at films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries — with Spike Lee's 2006 hostage drama "Inside Man." #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers continues the site's monthlong celebration of Kurt Russell's 75th birthday with a look at Russell's turn in the 1996 action-thriller "Executive Decision." #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Brent Leuthold calls Project Hail Mary "a joyous sci-fi spectacle that counts as a high point for the cinematic year so far." Read his full review here #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers returns to his Coming Around Again feature — revisiting movies he didn't much like the first time to see if he's changed his mind — with the 2000 sci-fi film "Supernova." #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Ben Sears ranks all 50 of the 2026 Oscar-nominated shorts and features from best to worst. #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers contributes to Kurt Response — a monthlong celebration of Kurt Russell's 75th birthday — with a reflection on Russell's work in the 2004 film "Miracle." #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Brent Leuthold says The Bride! "can’t seem to decide what it’s trying to say with its titular protagonist" #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Brent Leuthold has early word on Hoppers, the newest release from Pixar coming out this weekend #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Joe Shearer calls "Dreams" "a toxic game of relationship cat and mouse" that has "a finger on the pulse of sociopolitical issues revolving around illegal immigration, deportations and generational and sociopolitical differences." #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA members Evan Dossey, Nick Rogers and Sam Watermeier offer their latest updates to an ongoing collaboration with the Society of Professional Journalists to rank 250 journalism films. #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Brent Leuthold has thoughts on the new dark comedy How To Make A Killing, now playing in theaters #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" (opening this week) delivers no-fear, cavalier, renegade, steer-clear filmmaking that will leave you feeling pretty psyched. #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Brent Leuthold isn't going batty for yet another movie version of Dracula, coming to theaters this Friday #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says Jodie Foster's first French-language leading role in nearly 50 years has some fun diversions. But the herky-jerky tones and superficial drama of "Vie privée (A Private Life)" lack that certain je nais sai quoi. #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA members Ben Sears and Nate Richard share their thoughts and reactions to this year’s Oscar nominees on the Film Yap Podcast #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says that while "The Testament of Ann Lee" can't sustain the brilliance of its first hour, it remains a unique and impressive musical drama from the makers of "The Brutalist." #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Nick Rogers kicks off his 2026 installments of "Class of ... " — in which he reflects on a film celebrating its 20th, 30th or 40th anniversary — with an essay on 1986's "Iron Eagle" at Midwest Film Journal. #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says there's little that's novel about "The Rip," but Ben Affleck and Matt Damon entertainingly dance around the depth and dimension of their real-world friendship. #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says that the Hollywood spin on an iconic Indianapolis story in "Dead Man's Wire" offers a winter's tale with no more heat than you'd find in umpteen, better-told variations. #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA members Ben Sears and Christopher Lloyd get together for a podcast comparing their favorite films of 2025 and looking ahead to the most anticipated releases of 2026. #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says that despite a few missteps and crutches, Bradley Cooper fills small rooms with emotion in "Is This Thing On?" almost as well as he did stadiums.
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers concludes his 2025 "Class of ... " series — looking at films celebrating 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries — with 2005's "The Matador." #filmsky 📽️
At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says "Song Sung Blue" — a new biopic about a Neil Diamond tribute act — is so bad, so bad, so bad. #filmsky 📽️
Although "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is still not James Cameron at his best, it's still a nimble and entertaining improvement over its immediate predecessor. #IFJA member Nick Rogers reviews the new film at Midwest Film Journal. #filmsky 📽️
Los críticos de Indiana reparten sus premios entre las dos favoritas de las temporadas. Seis para #sinners, incluyendo Película y cinco para #onebattleafteranother incluyendo Dirección.
La coreana #nootherchoice es la única extranjera en el top10.
#ifja #roadtooscars
There you have it! A full list of winners can be found on our website. What do you think about our winners for the 2025 #IFJA Awards?
Announcing our winners for the 2025 #IFJA Awards!
In this week's episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt and guest Brent review Wake Up Dead Man and Eternity. They also discuss the #IFJA Award nominations, Netflix and Warner Bros news, and more. #filmsky 📽️
#IFJA member Nick Rogers says writer-director Bryan Fuller delivers a delightfully surprising advent calendar of R-rated fantasy affectations in "Dust Bunny." Find his review at Midwest Film Journal.