
A podcast about Chicago films, hosted by journalist Paco Alvarez and filmmaker Jeremy Marder.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | TV & Film | |||

Jeremy and Paco welcome back writer Cortlyn Kelly to discuss the 1997 romance drama Love Jones, directed by Theodore Witcher. Cortlyn previously joined us to discuss the City & State shorts during the Chicago International Film Festival. Check out Co... more
Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Kyle Logan to discuss 2008's Wanted, directed by the great Timur Bekmambetov. You can read Kyle Logan's work at Screen Anarchy and the Chicago Reader.
Art by Lily Bacon
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Jeremy and Paco flip on their TVs to talk about the first season of medical drama ER. Featuring some thoughts from ER superfans Meara Brady and Caitlyn Johnson about what makes the show so special. We also have a cameo from Dr. David Marder, who did ... more
Ahead of this Sunday's NFL playoff game between the Chicago Bears and the LA Rams, Jeremy and Paco talk about the legendary song, "The Super Bowl Shuffle," by the 1985 Chicago Bears, as well as The Shuffle (2025), a documentary about the making of th... more
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Essential listening for anyone who enjoys movies and/or lives in the city of Chicago!
As a relatively new Chicagoan and a longtime cinephile, I love the mix of Chicago historical context Paco and Jeremy bring to their film discussions. I’m very excited to see what movies they cover next—highly recommend this pod for anyone who loves film in Chicago!
I like, can’t wait to see what other movies they got on deck









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