Film Review: Call Me By Your Name Is one of the Best Films of 2017
One of the finest films you’ll see this year is Call Me By Your Name. The latest from Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) is a visually lush […]
Chicago Film Critics Honor Best Films of The Year; Lady Bird Nabs Top Honor
To the National Board of Review, it’s The Post. To the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, it’s Call Me By Your Name. In Boston, Phantom Thread. ‘Tis the season of […]
Film Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi An Exciting Next Chapter with Remarkable New Potential
There were a few minutes after I finished watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi where I had to keep reminding myself that there is at least one more movie coming […]
Interview: Prolific Actor Michael Stuhlbarg Talks Chicago, Sam Shepard and Call Me By Your Name
Michael Stuhlbarg is the classic definition of a successful working actor, but almost more than that, he’s pure chameleon. You’ve likely seen him in quite a few movies by an […]
Interview: Sexual Assault Real Talk in Female-Centric The Light of the Moon
One of the standout films at this year’s SXSW Film Festival was from first-time writer-director Jessica M. Thompson, an Australian-born filmmaker who has spent most of her career as a […]
Film Review: You Can Maybe Skip the Middling Wonder Wheel
Four years ago, many critics were drawing comparisons between Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine and the works of Tennessee Williams, in particular the central character of a woman so completely crushed […]
Film Review: Strong Performances Make a Tragic Una Worthwhile
There may not be a worse time for this film to be released, echoing as it does the seemingly daily news stories about improper, abusive behavior by men in positions of power, […]
Film Review: A Vibrant and Thrilling History Lesson in Darkest Hour
[Editor’s note: Lisa Trifone also reviewed this film; you can read her take here. And check out Steve’s interview with Gary Oldman here.] Sometimes, the performance at the center of […]
Film Review: Guillermo del Toro Delivers a Cinematic Miracle in The Shape of Water
There’s a sequence somewhere in the middle of director and co-writer Guillermo del Toro’s latest, The Shape of Water, in which the world turns black-and-white for just a couple of […]
Film Review: Darkest Hour Impresses With Singular Vision, Award-Worthy Performances
The name Joe Wright might not ring a bell for the average moviegoer; he’s only got seven feature films to his name (and one of those is Pan, currently sitting […]
Interview: Gary Oldman Transforms into Churchill for Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman has been a fearsome force of acting for roughly 35 years, making his earliest mark in film with 1986’s Sid and Nancy, followed the next year by his […]
Screens Monthly: What to Watch in December
December means holiday parties and traveling to see family and last-minute gift shopping…any free time you may have is quickly filled up by the demands of the season. If, by […]