Ron Howard is at a point in his career (and probably has been for some time) where he can essentially take on whatever projects he likes. He’s long since earned […]

Pierre-Paul (Alexandre Landry) is very smart, and he sees this as a crippling strike against him in love and life. As he sees it, he’s so intelligent that he can’t […]

I’ll fully admit, I haven’t revisited or even thought about the first Secret Life of Pets film since it was released three years ago. I have a vague recollection that […]

In looking over my thoughts on Apocalypse, the previous X-Men movie, I made a point of singling out Sophie Turner’s performance as Jean Grey as being one of the many reasons […]

At long last, summer-esque weather has finally come to Chicago. If you find yourself bored and in need of something interesting to do, here are some films you can watch […]

Producer Jason Blum and his filmmaking shingle Blumhouse have made a name for themselves in the horror movie space by consistently delivering scares to grateful audiences and box office returns […]

The feature debut from writer/director Noble Jones (a short film and music video veteran), The Tomorrow Man, is less a film about two older people finding each other and more […]

I don’t want Brian De Palma to stop making movies, not ever. But I also don’t want him making movies like Domino, his latest work that is such a retread […]

I’ve already spotted think-pieces about the Elton John biopic Rocketman that break down scenes from the movie and declare them truthful or not, and after you see the film, you’ll […]

In a way, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the film that shows us that Warner Bros., the makers of 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, are fully committed […]

Iconoclastic film- and filth-maker John Waters told interviewer Michael Phillips that the first time he came to Chicago was with a “drive-away” car. He couldn’t believe a stranger trusted him […]

The scope and scale of the public art created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is undeniable; for decades, the artists (and spouses) inspired awe and wonder around the world, with installations […]