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Author Brent Marchant

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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Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 12h

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 1d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 1d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 2d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 2d

On Golden Pond

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 2d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 3d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 3d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 3d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 4d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 4d

“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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 5d

"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

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 5d

“The Helsinki Effect”

(Finland/Germany/Norway)

61st Chicago International Film Festival

(North American premiere) (4/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt3645...)

Trailer (youtu.be/5C7s51umAGA)

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

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

#ChiFilmFest

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 6d

"'Peacock' seeks the nature of the self and our existence," at brentmarchant.com/2025/10/20/p.... #BrentMarchant #Peacock #film #movies #consciouscreation #MyCompanion #impersonator #standin #Vienna #existence #reality #BernhardWenger #comedy #drama #satire #Austria #pretention #selfawareness

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 7d

“New Group”

(Japan)

Chicago International Film Festival (4/5)

Web (www.imdb.com/title/tt3769...)

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

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

Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10); imdb critics review

#BrentMarchant #NewGroup #ChiFilmFest #Japan

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 7d

“The Secret Agent” (“O Agente Secreto”)

(Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany)

Chicago Film Festival (2/5)

Web (www.neonrated.com/film/the-sec...)

Trailer (youtu.be/0nNAVGX8n7w)

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

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

#BrentMarchant #ChiFilmFest

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 8d

Look for me through October 26 at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival (I’ll be the guy with the press corps credentials, my first time having been accorded this honor, and likely wearing my Chicago Indie Critics t-shirt).
#BrentMarchant #ChiFilmFest #ChicagoIndieCritics #CIFF #CIC

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 12d

Join me for the Cinema Scribe, Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday 10/14, bringme2life.com/articles-and.... #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #radio #movies #BM2L #lawofattraction #ColinFarrell #MargotRobbie #PhoebeWallerBridge #KevinKline #Kogonada #portal #romance #GPS #romcom

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 13d

"'Beautiful Journey' brings the nature of existence to life," at brentmarchant.com/2025/10/13/b.... #BrentMarchant #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney #movies #film #consciouscreation #lawofattraction #ColinFarrell #MargotRobbie #film #movies #romance #PhoebeWallerBridge #KevinKline #Kogonada #portal #romcom

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 14d

“Tron: Ares”

(USA)

Web site (movies.disney.com/tron-ares)

Trailer (youtu.be/YShVEXb7-ic)

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

Metacritic (5/10), Letterboxd (2.5/5), Imdb.com (5/10), TMDB.com (5/10); Imdb.com critics review

#BrentMarchant #TronAres #JaredLeto #JeffBridges #AI #cyberspace

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 15d

“Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5”

(USA/France)

Web (www.neonrated.com/film/orwell)

Trailer (youtu.be/FGMEOdPxpWs)

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

Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10); Imdb critics review

#BrentMarchant #documentary #RaoulPeck #GeorgeOrwell #AnimalFarm

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 17d

“Roofman”

(USA)

Web (www.roofmanmovie.com/home/)

Trailer (youtu.be/IHikM7vFXsA)

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

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

#BrentMarchant #Roofman #ChanningTatum #ToysRUs #stowaway #KirstenDunst #PeterDinklage

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 20d

“Kiss of the Spider Woman”

(USA/Mexico)

Web (www.kissofthespiderwomanfilm.com)

Trailer (youtu.be/XoSNPc03sh4)

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

Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10); Imdb critic review

#BrentMarchant #KissoftheSpiderWoman #Argentina #musical

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 21d

“Peacock” (“Pfau – Bin ich echt?”)

(Austria/Germany)

Web (www.palacefilms.com.au/peacock)

Trailer (youtu.be/TsVpWX0nVyQ)

Movie review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/p...)

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

#BrentMarchant #Peacock #BernhardWenger

Author Brent Marchant @brentmarchant.bsky.social · 22d

Thank goodness someone is reporting on this