Episode 36 - Thor: Ragnarok; Human Flow

Well, since we got The Last Jedi out of the way already this week, Clint reviews this weekend's other big release - Luca Guadagnino's awards-season frontrunner Call Me By Your Name. Also, Clint reviews the globe-trotting mixology travelogue The Drinkable Globe: The Indispensable Guide to the Wide World of Booze (available now from Turner Publishing), and interviews its author, Jeff Cioletti! 1:13 - Review: Call My By Your Name 10:59 - Review: The Drinkable Globe: The Indispensable Guide to the Wide World of Booze 12:42 - Interview: Jeff Cioletti (Author, The Drinkable Globe)

In this special minisode of On Tap, Clint offers an early review of the much-anticipated STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, written/directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac!

Clint returns after a three-week hiatus (birthdays and Thanksgiving, y'all!) to talk about THE DISASTER ARTIST, James Franco's affectionate comedy about the making of THE ROOM; Guillermo del Toro's latest dark fairy tale romance THE SHAPE OF WATER; and Woody Allen's latest, the controversial WONDER WHEEL.  1:19 - Review: The Disaster Artist 9:25 - Review: The Shape of Water 16:53 - Review: Wonder Wheel

This week on the podcast, Clint reviews A24's latest, the Greta Gerwig coming-of-age masterpiece LADY BIRD; the Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg Christmas comedy DADDY'S HOME 2; and the new indie doc from Kartemquin, ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES. Plus an in-studio interview with ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES director/producer Kelly Richmond Pope!   0:30 - Review: Lady Bird 8:07 - Review: Daddy's Home 2 16:35 - Review: All the Queen's Horses 20:20 - Interview with All the Queen's Horses Director/Producer Kelly Richmond Pope

This week, Clint keeps it simple with reviews of Taika Waititi's rollicking Marvel space opera THOR: RAGNAROK, as well as the deeply affecting Ai Weiwei refugee documentary HUMAN FLOW!

This week, Julia joins Clint to review Yorgos Lanthimos' psychological thriller THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and the Miles Teller veteran drama THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. We also wrap up coverage of the 53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival with reviews of CHATEAU, PRINCESS CYD and CREEP 2, and an interview with CREEP 2 writer/director Patrick Brice! 1:07 - Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer 6:35 - Review: Thank You for Your Service 12:00 - CIFF Coverage: Chateau Review 16:23 - CIFF Coverage: Princess Cyd Review 19:09 - CIFF Coverage: Creep 2 Review 23:12 - CIFF Coverage: Patrick Brice Interview

Clint reviews the Josh Brolin-Miles Teller firefighter drama ONLY THE BRAVE; also, we take a look back at the first week of the Chicago International Film Festival, including reviews of BLACK COP, THEY and IN THE INTENSE NOW. Clint also interviews THE SQUARE's Terry Notary, as well as BLACK COP's Cory Bowles (director) and Aaron Horton (producer). 00:42 - Only the Brave 08:30 - CIFF Coverage - Interview with The Square's Terry Notary 27:30 - Black Cop  29:06 - Interview with Black Cop director Cory Bowles and producer Aaron Horton 47:35 - They  50:13 - In the Intense Now

This week, Clint talks about the gritty Jackie Chan-led action thriller THE FOREIGNER, the kinky comic book biopic PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, and the oil-painted historical detective story LOVING VINCENT (along with Alcohollywood co-host Jared). Also, with the opening of the Chicago International Film Festival, Clint offers capsule reviews of GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, BLUEPRINT and FACES PLACES!

This week, On Tap returns to the weekly digest format, as Clint and Julia talk about this weekend's releases! Among the films discussed are Denis Villeneuve's meditative sci-fi sequel masterpiece BLADE RUNNER 2049; Noah Baumbach's straight-to-Netflix family dramedy THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED); and Sean Baker's brilliantly bittersweet followup to TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT. Also, we offer a brief preview of the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, including capsule reviews of some films screening at the festival and a list of some of our most anticipated titles! 

Today, Clint covers his first festival for the podcast with the first of two episodes covering the 35th Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Fest! In the podcast, you'll find reviews of the Alan Cumming-led post-AIDS drama AFTER LOUIE, the gay marriage relationship piece THE RING THING, and the BBC historical drama AGAINST THE LAW.