The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival has come to a close, and on this bonus episode of Spineless, Nick is joined by film critic Kyle Logan to reflect on their experience at the festival and discuss some of the biggest surprises, highlights, and disappointments of the festival lineup. They talk about the festival's Animate! program including Brad Bird's newest feature Ray Gunn, their favorites from the Documentary Competition, and the CIFF awards handed out by the juries: The Golden and Silver Hugo Awards! Plus: just for fun, they talk about Wildwood briefly as well. Everyone go see Wildwood.

Full list of movies discussed:

Cherry and Virgin (dir. Masanao Kawajiri)

Ray Gunn (dir. Brad Bird)

Iron Boy (dir. Louis Clichy)

Tangles (dir. Leah Nelson)

Ana, en passant (U.S. Premiere, dir. Fernanda Salgado)

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri)

The Liberation (dir. Guy Nattiv)

A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (dir. Jacqueline Lentzou)

Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts--Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage (dir. Louise Weard)

A City in the Forest (dir. Lev Omelchenko and Nolan Huber)

Tricontinental, Letter to Open in Case Of (North American Premiere, dir. Laura Cazador)

The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer (dir. Alessandra Sanguinetti)

Edward Said: Between Worlds (dir. Maiken Baird)

Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors (North American Premiere, dir. Lav Diaz)

The Spiral (dir. Paolo Strippoli)

Dao (dir. Alain Gomis)

Back to regularly scheduled programming this Tuesday with Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)!

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