Review: Goosebumps 2 Is About as Good as Year-Old Halloween Candy
For the second time in recent weeks, Jack Black is trying on a kids-sized horror movie, and both times, he’s had mixed results. The House with the Clock in the […]
Review: Sacrifice, Dedication and Perfection at the Heart of an Authentic First Man
You should know up front, First Man is not the story of a patriot or a hero or any other unnecessary labels people and history books have placed on astronaut […]
Review: 22 July Is a Striking, Emotional Examination of an All-Too-Often Occurrence
Not to pull any punches, but 22 July, from director Paul Greengrass (United 93, Captain Phillips, Bloody Sunday), will likely be the most difficult film for anyone to sit through […]
Dispatch: More Than 15 Films To See at Chicago International Film Festival This Weekend
In the first of several dispatches from the Chicago International Film Festival, we cover nearly twenty feature films (and one shorts program!) screening through Sunday, October 14. That means we’re […]
Interview: Chicago Film Festival Artistic Director Talks Diversity in Film, New Ticketing Systems and What’s To Come for Cinema/Chicago
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 54th Chicago International Film Festival is now underway at the AMC River East 21 (where every festival screening will, once again, be this […]
Preview: 54th Chicago International Film Festival—More than Just Movies
The 54th Chicago International Film Festival begins on October 10, and marks a milestone for the organization that claims the title of the country’s longest continuously-running competitive film festival: it’s […]
2018 Music Box of Horrors Serves Up a Marathon of Scares, Special Guests
For the fourth year in a row, the 24-hour horror movie marathon known as the Music Box of Horrors is programmed and hosted by Will Morris, Assistant Programmer at American […]
Review: Subtitles Be Damned, Heavy Trip is Heavy On Laughs
Subtitles, traditionally speaking, are not exactly a friend to comedy. How can a joke succeed if, in the middle of the punchline, one has to take their eyes off the […]
Review: Bisbee ’17 Breaks the Bounds of Average Documentary Filmmaking
Documentaries abound about historical stories and figures we all know well; they’re typically straight-forward and straight-laced, with talking heads and archival footage recounting whatever incident or experience they document. The […]
Review: Twee Indie Dramedy Banana Season Spreads Its Narrative a Bit Too Thin
Banana Season, director Sanghoon Lee’s offbeat, homegrown indie, tells the story of two lovable losers down on their luck who find one another and learn something about themselves that they […]
Review: Brisk Kusama: Infinity Gives An Unsung Artist Her Due
It would seem almost impossible to tell the story of world’s most successful living artist and the top-selling female artist in history in roughly 80 minutes, but the new documentary […]
Review: Science Fair Highlights Brightest Young Minds and One Fierce Competition
In a time when the importance and benefits of science are questioned and denied at an alarming pace, the superb documentary Science Fair reminds us that each new generation of […]