Midwest Film Journal

Author: Nick Rogers

An award-winning film critic and features reporter, Nick has professionally written or gabbed about movies for Illinois newspapers, national syndicates, Playboy, The Art Immortal, The Film Yap and Midwest radio stations. He once drummed in a Billy Joel cover band known as Silly Joel and freely presents his Letterboxd page to engage and mock if you wish: https://letterboxd.com/ragekage79/

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Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Nick Rogers

Resurrection. Huh-huh. Huh-huh.

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Spiderhead

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Nick Rogers

A slice of playfully sinister satire.

Lede Articles

Jurassic World: Dominion

June 8, 2022June 9, 2022 Nick Rogers

Sovereignty and control? LMFAO.

Blu-ray

On Blu-ray: AmbuLAnce (2022)

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Nick Rogers

The year's greatest action film hits 4K Blu-ray.

Movie Reviews

Watcher (2022)

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 Nick Rogers

Compelling horror upended by an unwieldy ending.

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Interceptor

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Nick Rogers

Unpretentious and undemanding action.

Movie Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

May 25, 2022June 23, 2022 Nick Rogers

A strong real-movie sequel to an enduring mood piece.

Class of, Commentary

Class of 2002: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

May 24, 2022June 8, 2022 Nick Rogers

Nick's look back at 2002's "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner."

Movie Reviews, Now Streaming

Firestarter (2022)

May 13, 2022May 25, 2022 Nick Rogers

No King, only jester.

Movie Reviews

Operation Mincemeat

May 3, 2022May 1, 2022 Nick Rogers

The true-life story of Mincemeat feels like porridge.

Commentary, It's Gonna Be Bay

It’s Gonna Be Bay: Transformers (2007-2017)

April 29, 2022May 19, 2022 Nick Rogers

Nick concludes the It's Gonna Be Bay series with a look at the Transformers franchise.

Class of, Commentary

Class of 1992: Deep Cover

April 25, 2022May 13, 2022 Nick Rogers

Nick's latest "Class of ..." essay looks at 1992's "Deep Cover."