Jeff York
@jeffyorkwriter.bsky.social
Writer. Illustrator. Animal lover. Chicago Indie Critics. TheEstablishingShot.org JeffYorkCaricatures.com RottenTomatoes.com PipelineArtists.com
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First snow of the season in Chicago. So bright white, the sky appears illuminated by it at 4:00 AM.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
First snow of the season in Chicago. So bright white, the sky appears illuminated by it at 4:00 AM.
I have reviews up of two new movies and have mixed feelings about both of them. Read the pros and cons for NUREMBERG and DIE MY LOVE at TheEstablishingShot.org. #nuremberg #diemylove #jeffyork #theestablishingshot #chicagoindiecritics
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have reviews up of two new movies and have mixed feelings about both of them. Read the pros and cons for NUREMBERG and DIE MY LOVE at TheEstablishingShot.org. #nuremberg #diemylove #jeffyork #theestablishingshot #chicagoindiecritics
Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
Happy Halloween, friends. 🎃 My costume this year is of one of my favorite movie villains - Joubert (Max von Sydow), the CIA assassin from the classic 1975 thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR.
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy Halloween, friends. 🎃 My costume this year is of one of my favorite movie villains - Joubert (Max von Sydow), the CIA assassin from the classic 1975 thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR.
Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
#Hedda is my latest review at TheEstablishingShot.org and it’s a clever modernization of Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler. Tessa Thompson is superb in the title role and you can watch it now on @primevideo.bsky.social.
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#Hedda is my latest review at TheEstablishingShot.org and it’s a clever modernization of Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler. Tessa Thompson is superb in the title role and you can watch it now on @primevideo.bsky.social.
#BlueMoon is a witty and moving biopic about famed songwriter Lorenz Hart from filmmaker Richard Linklater. It stars a wondrous #EthanHawke as Hart and the supporting cast including Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott. My rave is up at TheEstablishingShot.org.
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#BlueMoon is a witty and moving biopic about famed songwriter Lorenz Hart from filmmaker Richard Linklater. It stars a wondrous #EthanHawke as Hart and the supporting cast including Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott. My rave is up at TheEstablishingShot.org.
I saw the Brazilian film #TheSecretAgent at the #ChicagoFilmFest this past week and it’s one of 2025’s very best movies. Tense and sweaty, you feel the heat from first moments to last. My review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org and the film should be rolling out in the coming weeks.
October 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I saw the Brazilian film #TheSecretAgent at the #ChicagoFilmFest this past week and it’s one of 2025’s very best movies. Tense and sweaty, you feel the heat from first moments to last. My review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org and the film should be rolling out in the coming weeks.
It’s Halloween season and on tonight’s #ypareviews podcast hosted by film critic Mike Crowley, we’re talking unconventional horror films. (The three shown here to be exact. Can you name them?) Horror expert/film critic Mark Krawczyk and I guest, so tune in at 7 PM tonight on YouTube. 🎃👻💀🎃🧛🏻♀️
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s Halloween season and on tonight’s #ypareviews podcast hosted by film critic Mike Crowley, we’re talking unconventional horror films. (The three shown here to be exact. Can you name them?) Horror expert/film critic Mark Krawczyk and I guest, so tune in at 7 PM tonight on YouTube. 🎃👻💀🎃🧛🏻♀️
I saw #BUGONIA at the #ChicagoFilmFest last week and it’s one of my favorite films of the year. It stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis and opens this Friday. My review and caricature are up now at TheEstablishingShot.org.
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I saw #BUGONIA at the #ChicagoFilmFest last week and it’s one of my favorite films of the year. It stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis and opens this Friday. My review and caricature are up now at TheEstablishingShot.org.
I count myself amongst Rose Byrne's biggest fans, and she gives a bold, unflinching performance in IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU. However, I did not like the film. I explain why at TheEstablishingShot.org. bit.ly/3Wepexm
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I count myself amongst Rose Byrne's biggest fans, and she gives a bold, unflinching performance in IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU. However, I did not like the film. I explain why at TheEstablishingShot.org. bit.ly/3Wepexm
#FRANZ, the new Franz Kafka biopic from filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival this past weekend and it’s easy to see why. It’s an exceptional film, albeit an unusual one. My review explains more at TheEstablishingShot.org.
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#FRANZ, the new Franz Kafka biopic from filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival this past weekend and it’s easy to see why. It’s an exceptional film, albeit an unusual one. My review explains more at TheEstablishingShot.org.
It’s Saturday at the #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival and I’m seeing two movies today: #franz, about the famed author Franz Kafka (Germany), and #wakeupdeadman, the latest Knives Out mystery (USA). My reviews of what I’ve seen so far will be coming soon.
October 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s Saturday at the #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival and I’m seeing two movies today: #franz, about the famed author Franz Kafka (Germany), and #wakeupdeadman, the latest Knives Out mystery (USA). My reviews of what I’ve seen so far will be coming soon.
It’s Thursday night at the #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival and I have a big date with Rose Byrne. (I wish!) Actually, I’m just seeing her new movie premiere here at the AMC NewCity. Yours truly has his press pass on and is excited to see #IfIHadLegsIdKickYou.
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It’s Thursday night at the #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival and I have a big date with Rose Byrne. (I wish!) Actually, I’m just seeing her new movie premiere here at the AMC NewCity. Yours truly has his press pass on and is excited to see #IfIHadLegsIdKickYou.
Even with significant changes from Mary Shelley’s original novel and various excesses, Guillermo del Toro’s take on #FRANKENSTEIN is still a vivid, worthwhile production. It opens this Friday and is part of the Chicago International Film Festival too. My review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org.
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Even with significant changes from Mary Shelley’s original novel and various excesses, Guillermo del Toro’s take on #FRANKENSTEIN is still a vivid, worthwhile production. It opens this Friday and is part of the Chicago International Film Festival too. My review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org.
The 61st #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival has begun and both #BUGONIA and #FRANKENSTEIN were audacious movies I saw yesterday at the AMC New City. The festival continues until the 26th so get your tix now. (Reviews will be coming soon!) #ciff #chicagoindiecritics
October 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The 61st #ChicagoInternationalFilmFestival has begun and both #BUGONIA and #FRANKENSTEIN were audacious movies I saw yesterday at the AMC New City. The festival continues until the 26th so get your tix now. (Reviews will be coming soon!) #ciff #chicagoindiecritics
The highlight of my week? My review and caricature of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN were reposted on IG by both the film and its star! Thank you to them and to all of you for following me. (Now go see the film!) #kissofthespiderwoman #jeffyorkcaricatures #theestablishingshot #chicagoindiecritics
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The highlight of my week? My review and caricature of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN were reposted on IG by both the film and its star! Thank you to them and to all of you for following me. (Now go see the film!) #kissofthespiderwoman #jeffyorkcaricatures #theestablishingshot #chicagoindiecritics
I loved #KissOfTheSpiderWoman, filmmaker Bill Condon’s moving, and sumptuous big screen adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical. The sure-fire awards contender starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Jennifer Lopez opens Friday but my review & caricature are up now @ TheEstablishingShot.org.
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I loved #KissOfTheSpiderWoman, filmmaker Bill Condon’s moving, and sumptuous big screen adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical. The sure-fire awards contender starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Jennifer Lopez opens Friday but my review & caricature are up now @ TheEstablishingShot.org.
#GoodBoy is perhaps the most unique horror film this year. The new frightener from filmmaker Ben Leonberg tells a haunted house tale via the perspective of a man’s pet pooch. The movie opens this weekend but my review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#GoodBoy is perhaps the most unique horror film this year. The new frightener from filmmaker Ben Leonberg tells a haunted house tale via the perspective of a man’s pet pooch. The movie opens this weekend but my review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org
I don’t think ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s greatest film, but it’s one big, funny, sprawling movie experience for sure. It opens this weekend and my review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org. #onebattleafteranother #paulthomasanderson #leonardodicaprio
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I don’t think ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s greatest film, but it’s one big, funny, sprawling movie experience for sure. It opens this weekend and my review is up now at TheEstablishingShot.org. #onebattleafteranother #paulthomasanderson #leonardodicaprio
The 5th season of #SlowHorses premieres this Wednesday on #AppleTV. My verdict? It’s the best season yet with more humor to reflect our ever crazier times. Read my review @ TheEstablishingShot.org, featuring my caricature of star Gary Oldman & his supporting cast.
September 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The 5th season of #SlowHorses premieres this Wednesday on #AppleTV. My verdict? It’s the best season yet with more humor to reflect our ever crazier times. Read my review @ TheEstablishingShot.org, featuring my caricature of star Gary Oldman & his supporting cast.
Check out my latest one-minute TikTok review of #TheGirlfriend, the new thriller miniseries on @PrimeVideo starring #OliviaCooke and #RobinWright. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SVQ6Au/
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Check out my latest one-minute TikTok review of #TheGirlfriend, the new thriller miniseries on @PrimeVideo starring #OliviaCooke and #RobinWright. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SVQ6Au/
Robert Redford has died at 89 and the entertainment industry has lost one of its most important artists. His Hollywood career started in the 60s and he became a household name when he starred in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. He was a superstar in the 70s with classics like THE CANDIDATE,
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Robert Redford has died at 89 and the entertainment industry has lost one of its most important artists. His Hollywood career started in the 60s and he became a household name when he starred in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. He was a superstar in the 70s with classics like THE CANDIDATE,
The six-episode miniseries of #TheGirlfriend may have just dropped on #PrimeVideo, but I watched it all in one sitting. #OliviaCooke and #RobinWright, pictured in my illustration, are wonderful in this twisty, tense drama. Read my review at TheEstablishingShot.org & then binge.
September 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The six-episode miniseries of #TheGirlfriend may have just dropped on #PrimeVideo, but I watched it all in one sitting. #OliviaCooke and #RobinWright, pictured in my illustration, are wonderful in this twisty, tense drama. Read my review at TheEstablishingShot.org & then binge.