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Author Brent Marchant
@brentmarchant.bsky.social
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Avid movie fan and writer/blogger/podcaster interested in a wide range of films, especially those with personal growth messages -- sources of entertainment and enlightenment.
Member, Chicago Indie Critics
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Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday 11/11, at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-.... #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #radio #movies #film #BM2L #Bugonia #EmmaStone #JessePlemons #YorgosLanthimos #AidanDelbis #alien #conspiracytheory #beekeeper
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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"'Bugonia' urges us to ask, 'what's real and what isn't?" at brentmarchant.com/2025/11/09/b.... #BrentMarchant #Bugonia #EmmaStone #JessePlemons #YorgosLanthimos #AidanDelbis #alien #conspiracytheory #pharmaceuticalcompany #beekeeper #Andromeda #mothership #lunareclipse #bees #colonycollapsedisorder
‘Bugonia’ urges us to ask, ‘what’s real and what isn’t?’
“Bugonia” (2025). Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone, Stavros Halkias. Director: Yorgos Lanthimos. Screenplay: Will Tracy and Jang Jiin-hwan. Source Material: Jang Jiin-...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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“A House of Dynamite”

(USA)

Web (www.ahouseofdynamitefilm.com/home/)

Trailer (youtu.be/_wpw2QHJNco)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/a...)

Metacritic (6/10), Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #AHouseofDynamite #KathrynBigelow #nuclearmissile #Chicago #IdrisElba
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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“It Was Just an Accident” (“Yek tasadef sadeh”)

(Iran/France/Luxembourg/USA)

Web (www.neonrated.com/film/it-was-...)

Trailer (youtu.be/nF04v-ze2Yc)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/i...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#ItWasJustanAccident #JafarPanahi #Iran
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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“After the Hunt”

(USA/Italy)

Web (amazonmgmstudiosguilds.com/titles/after...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8R6...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/a...)

Metacritic (3/10), Letterboxd (1.5/5), Imdb (3/10), TMDB (3/10), Imdb critics review

#AftertheHunt #JuliaRoberts #AndrewGarfield
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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“Bugonia”

(Ireland/UK/Canada/South Korea/USA)

Web (www.focusfeatures.com/bugonia)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_5...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/b...)

Metacritic (9/10), Letterboxd (4.5/5), Imdb (9/10), TMDB (9/10)

#BrentMarchant #Bugonia #EmmaStone #JessePlemons
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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"Wrapping Up the 2025 Chicago Film Festival," at brentmarchant.com/2025/10/31/w.... #BrentMarchant #ChiFilmFest #movies #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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“A Useful Ghost”

(Thailand/France/Germany/Singapore)

Chicago Film Festival (4/5)

Web (bestfriendforever.be/films/a-usef...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjj...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/a...)

Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#AUsefulGhost #ChiFilmFest
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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“Dead Man’s Wire”

(USA)

Chicago International Film Festival (3/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt1518...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_92...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/d...)

Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BrentMarchant #DeadMansWire #ChiFilmFest #GusVanSant
October 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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“Adult Children”

(USA)

61st Chicago International Film Festival (3/5)

Web (www.521films.com/adultchildren)

Trailer (youtu.be/xrwWPER90zA)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/a...)

Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BrentMarchant #AdultChildren #ChiFilmFest #USA#Chicago #caregiver
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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“The Currents” (“Las corrientes”)

(Argentina/Switzerland)

61st Chicago Film Festival (3/5)

Web (www.alinafilm.com/currents)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbMV...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #TheCurrents #ChiFilmFest
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday 10/28, www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-.... #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #Peacock #MyCompanion #impersonator #standin #Vienna #existence #reality #BernhardWenger #comedy #drama #satire #Austria #pretention
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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“Two Prosecutors”

(France/Germany/Netherlands/Latvia/Lithuania)

Chicago Film Festival (1/5)

Web (sharmillfilms.com.au/feature-film...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bTO...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Letterboxd (0.5/5), Imdb (1/10), TMDB (1/10)

#TwoProsecutors #ChiFilmFest
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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“True North”

(Canada/USA)

Chicago International Film Festival (US Premiere) (3/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt3781...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFmX...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #TrueNorth #ChiFilmFest #Canada
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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“What Marielle Knows” (“Was Marielle weiss”)

(Germany)

Chicago International Film Festival (5/5)

Web (www.palacefilms.com.au/what-mariell...)

Trailer (youtu.be/nbe3ITNfonQ)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/w...)

Letterboxd (4.5/5), Imdb (9/10), TMDB (9/10)

#WhatMarielleKnows #ChiFilmFest
October 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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“Black Rabbit, White Rabbit”

(Tajikistan/UAE)

Chicago Film Festival (3/5)

Web (www.dreamlabfilms.com/black-rabbit...)

Trailer (vimeo.com/1102885101)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/b...)

Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #BlackRabbitWhiteRabbit #ChiFilmFest
October 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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“Emi”

(Argentina/Uruguay)

61st Chicago International Film Festival (OutLook Competition) (World Premiere) (1/5)

Web (www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/emi/)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/e...)

Letterboxd (0.5/5), TMDB (1/10)

#BrentMarchant #Emi #ChiFilmFest #Argentina #Uruguay #adoption
October 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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“The Girl in the Snow” (“L’Engloutie”)
(France)
Chicago Film Festival (1/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt3128...)
Film Clip (www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPvw...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)
Letterboxd (0.5/5), Imdb (1/10), TMDB (1/10)

#BrentMarchant #TheGirlintheSnow #ChiFilmFest #France
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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“My Father’s Shadow”

(UK/Nigeria/Ireland)

Chicago Film Festival (5/5)

Web (www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-funded-p...)

Film Clip (www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoiV...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/m...)

Letterboxd (4.5/5), Imdb (9/10), TMDB (9/10)

#BrentMarchant #MyFathersShadow #ChiFilmFest
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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“Oca”
(Mexico/Argentina)
Chicago International Film Festival (3/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt3767...)
Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNCu...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/o...)
Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10); Imdb critics review

#BrentMarchant #Oca #ChiFilmFest
October 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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“Sirât”

(Spain/France)

61st Chicago International Film Festival (International Competition) (4/5)

Web (sirat.lefilm.co?starts_at=17...)

Trailer (youtu.be/_HvwhOY63Ig)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/s...)

Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#BrentMarchant #Sirât #ChiFilmFest
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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“Rental Family”

(Japan/USA)

61st Chicago International Film Festival (2/5)

Web (www.searchlightpictures.com/rental-family)

Trailer (youtu.be/n0pqP6ClcE8)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/r...)

Letterboxd (2/5), Imdb (4/10), TMDB (4/10)

#BrentMarchant #RentalFamily #ChiFilmFest #Japan
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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“The Love That Remains”

(Iceland/Denmark/Sweden/France)

Chicago Film Festival (2/5)

Web (www.palacefilms.com.au/the-love-tha...)

Film Clip (www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWd4...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Letterboxd (2/5), Imdb (4/10), TMDB (4/10)

#BrentMarchant #ChiFilmFest
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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“A Brief History of Chasing Storms”

(USA)

61st Chicago International Film Festival (1/5)

Web (www.abriefhistory.online)

Trailer (www.abriefhistory.online/trailer.html)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/a...)

Letterboxd (1/5), Imdb (2/10), TMDB (2/10)

#BrentMarchant #ChiFilmFest
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Peacock" and a film festival wrap-up, all in the latest Movies with Meaning, at www.thegoodradionetwork.com/2025/10/20/m.... #BrentMarchant #MovieswithMeaning #TheGoodMediaNetwork #movies #film #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney #Peacock #ReelingChicagoLGBTQFilmFestival
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM