Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast
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Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast
@chicagpodfilm.bsky.social
A podcast about Chicago films, hosted by journalist Paco Alvarez and film programmer Jeremy Marder (@jonesythecat.bsky.social)

Listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/chicagpodfilmcast
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Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
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Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Listen to me talk about the Bolivian film THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (which I believe still does not have distribution) ❤️
Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you're looking for a spooky Chicago movie for tonight, check out the original Child's Play! And then listen to our first episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0ItE...
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Our final dispatch out of the Chicago International Film Festival is up! We talked about several movies, including City & State picks Anything that Moves, Before the Call, and Only Heaven Knows, and we finally answered the question, Is This Thing On? open.spotify.com/episode/4xbC...
October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
For our second dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival, film writer Cortlyn Kelly joined us to discuss the City & State shorts program and other films she's seen as part of the fest: open.spotify.com/episode/6d72...
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Kevin Shaw, director of One Golden Summer, which opened the Chicago International Film Festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/43ny...
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Kevin Shaw, director of One Golden Summer, which opened the Chicago International Film Festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/43ny...
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Curtis Miller, the director of A Brief History of Chasing Storms, which is screening as a part of the Chicago International Film festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/7fSH...
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On our newest episode, Jeremy interviewed Curtis Miller, the director of A Brief History of Chasing Storms, which is screening as a part of the Chicago International Film festival. #CIFF2025 open.spotify.com/episode/7fSH...
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Check out our first dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! We talked a bit about One Golden Summer, A Useful Ghost, Arco, Chainsaw Man: The Movie, The Helsinki Effect, Train Dreams, and The Secret Agent: open.spotify.com/episode/5AVy...
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Check out some great movies from Chicago filmmakers screening the next few days at the Chicago International Film Festival:

Anything That Moves
Before The Call
A Brief History of Chasing Storms
One Golden Summer

www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival-pro...
October 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Check out our first dispatch out of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! We talked a bit about One Golden Summer, A Useful Ghost, Arco, Chainsaw Man: The Movie, The Helsinki Effect, Train Dreams, and The Secret Agent: open.spotify.com/episode/5AVy...
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
we got a new co-host
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We'll be covering the Chicago International Film Festival! Let us know if there's anything we shouldn't miss! open.spotify.com/episode/2ODt...
Four Stars at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival
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October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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In the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we talked about My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the Modern Yentas, two match-makers based in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/0V2A...
October 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In the latest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we talked about My Big Fat Greek Wedding with the Modern Yentas, two match-makers based in Chicago: open.spotify.com/episode/0V2A...
October 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In our interview with him, programmer Will Morris said that Wake In Fright is "one of the absolute greatest horror films ever made," check it out this weekend! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
October 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
this International Podcast Day, don't forget about the little guys out there doing the grunt work of podcasting about chicago movies...
September 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Jeremy went on the Spineless podcast to talk about The Fugitive (1993), check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/1MkO...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We talked quite a bit about Genndy Tartakovsky and what he's been up to in our episode on his latest movie, Fixed: open.spotify.com/episode/6gmW...
September 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we interviewed film programmer Will Morris, who's part of the team that programs the ⁠Music Box of Horrors⁠ series. Will gave us a preview of some of the movies to watch out for next month: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZHi...
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
auteur? journeyman? hack? we talked about ron howard a bit in our Backdraft (1991) episode: open.spotify.com/episode/1PFq...
ron's on letterboxd 👀 letterboxd.com/ronhoward
September 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ICYMI: we talked to Will Morris, a programmer at the Music Box about a whole host of horror films screening next month
In the newest episode of Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast, we interviewed film programmer Will Morris, who's part of the team that programs the ⁠Music Box of Horrors⁠ series. Will gave us a preview of some of the movies to watch out for next month: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZHi...
September 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We're on Youtube now if that's your preferred platform, maybe we'll start doing some brainrot www.youtube.com/@chicagpodfi...
Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast
A film podcast about Chicago films, hosted by journalist Paco Alvarez and filmmaker Jeremy Marder.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM