Kyle Logan, author at Chicago Reader

Review: Wolfkin

by Kyle Logan August 7, 2023September 25, 2023

A note from the author: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist. Most monstrous puberty and coming-of-age movies, like Ginger Snaps and The Lost Boys, center on the experiences of the tween or […]

Bumblebee the Transformer flies toward the camera

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Review: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

by Kyle Logan June 15, 2023September 25, 2023

There’s a dissonance throughout Transformers: Rise of the Beasts caused by the extreme brutality of its action sequences and the extreme earnestness of its many emotional beats.