Don Shanahan
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- Film Critic, Content Supervisor, and Host, Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast, 25YL
- Founder and Writer, Every Movie Has a Lesson
- Editor-in-Chief, Film Obsessive
- None, 25YL, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Film Obsessive
Chicago
As seen in:
25YL,
Every Movie Has a Lesson,
Film Obsessive,
Medium,
The Lancet,
Letterboxd,
Feelin' Film
Covers:
Film, TV, Classic Film, Physical Media
Doesn't Cover:
Reality TV
🍅-approved Critic and Editor-in-Chief at @FilmObsessive_ HOST: @CinephileFit; VOTER: @CriticsChicago @CriticsChoice @theastraawards @NAFilmCritic @ofcs
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Don Shanahan’s Biography
Read Full Bio →DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director …
Don Shanahan’s Journalist Portfolio
Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
The Devil's Advocate
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes indeed! I'm that old!
How is social media changing news?
It's splintering it from being accurate and on-point in order to be first and fast.