Listen "Best Chicago Movies - Part One"
Episode Synopsis
This episode's shoulders are so big that we had to split it into two parts. We are ranking the 10 best Chicago movies based on the criteria of:The movie must be set in Chicago or capture the city's spirit in its narrative. The movie has to have scenes shot on location in the city of Chicago.Luke Ferris is joined by a cast of Chicagoians—Mel Slattery, Eric Bailey, Jason Oscar, and Luke Soldano—to rank the best of the best of Windy City cinema. In part one, the group discusses the criteria for the best Chicago movies, honorable mentions, and begins ranking the top 10. Play along at home with our rankings spreadsheet and view the complete list of Chicago movies that meet our criteria. ---Catch new episodes of Least Important Things every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube. Support Least Important Things on Patreon:Sources for this episode: Royalty-free music and sound effects via Artlist.comSend us a textFollow Least Important Things: Letterboxd Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material is done for a limited, educational and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.
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