On-Air Film Review: Watching the Cool Fire in ‘I Saw the TV Glow’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the “I Saw the TV Glow,” written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun (“We’re all Going to the World’s Fair”). Currently playing in Chicago, opening wider nationwide on May 17th, 2024. See local listings.

HollywoodChicago.com Oscarman rating: 3.5/5.0
Rating: 3.5/5.0

Owen (younger - Ian Foreman, older - Justice Smith) is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy (Bridgette Lundy-Paine) introduces him to a mysterious late-night cable TV show, “The Pink Opaque” … a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack, even after a number of years go by.

“I Saw TV Glow” is in Chicago theaters now, opening wider nationwide on May 17th. See local listings. Featuring Justice Smith, Bridgette Lundy-Paine, Fred Durst, Danielle Deadwyler and Ian Foreman. Written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Rated “PG-13”

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