{"id":4516,"date":"2021-04-12T09:43:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T14:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/?p=4516"},"modified":"2021-04-12T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T14:43:28","slug":"cinemajaw-511-michael-glover-smith-concrete-cowboy-top-5-prodigal-sons-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/cinemajaw-511-michael-glover-smith-concrete-cowboy-top-5-prodigal-sons-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"CinemaJaw 511, Michael Glover Smith &#8211; Concrete Cowboy &#8211; Top 5 Prodigal Sons\/Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618237923014{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Reviewed: Godzilla Vs. Kong<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>CinemaWAR!: Is WandaVision a crossover hit, or only popular with MCU fans?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Trivia: Versus Movie Trivia<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sponsored by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CinemaJaw is the prodigal son that returns to your earbuds each and every week! This week in honor of our review of Concrete Cowboy, we take a look at the ancient parable of the prodigal son\/daughter, and choose our Top 5 Prodigal Sons\/Daughters in film.<\/p>\n<p>We need a true film expert to help us here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4518\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cinemajaw.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cinemajaw511-michael-glover-smith-cover.png 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whitecitycinema.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Glover Smith<\/a> is a filmmaker, author, and teacher. His work as writer\/director includes the narrative features MERCURY IN RETROGRADE (2017) and RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO (2018), which received rave reviews from critics including the Sun-Times&#8217; Richard Roeper who noted, &#8220;Smith creates characters who look and sound like people we know,&#8221; and RogerEbert.com&#8217;s Matt Fagerholm who called him &#8220;One of the Windy City&#8217;s finest filmmakers.&#8221; In 2020, Smith produced Rob Christopher&#8217;s documentary ROY&#8217;S WORLD: BARRY GIFFORD&#8217;S CHICAGO, narrated by Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor, which received its World Premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival. Smith received the Siskel Center&#8217;s Star Filmmaker award in 2017 and made Newcity magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Film 50&#8221; list in 2018 and 2020 for being &#8220;one of 50 individuals who shape Chicago&#8217;s film scene.&#8221; He is also the author of the book FLICKERING EMPIRE (Columbia University Press, 2015), an acclaimed account of the silent film industry in Chicago, and teaches at several Chicago-area colleges. Truly the guy to ask about film!<\/p>\n<p>We return to your earbuds once again!<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo ajU\"><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;top-to-bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618237943618{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Top 5 Prodigals<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618237968074{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Matt:<br \/>\n5.) Big Fish<br \/>\n4.) Clash of the Titans<br \/>\n3.) Iron Man<br \/>\n2.) Rachel Getting Married<br \/>\n1.) The Wraith[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618237995256{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Michael:<br \/>\n5.) Donald Cried<br \/>\n4.) We Own the Night<br \/>\n3.) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<br \/>\n2.) A Christmas Tale<br \/>\n1.) Sansho the Bailiff[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618238056563{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Ry:<br \/>\n5.) Born on the Fourth of July<br \/>\n4.) All the Money in the World<br \/>\n3.) Legends of the Fall<br \/>\n2.) Pieces of April<br \/>\n1.) 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