Film Review – Buena Vista Social Club: Adiós, A Bittersweet Return
Twenty years ago, director Wim Wenders captured and popularized the making of a band. It just so happened that the band was made up of men and women, mostly in […]
Film Review – Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, An Uncredited Librarian and Artist Finally Get Their Due
A thoroughly researched and fantastically told story about two of the unsung heroes of Hollywood, Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story tracks the careers and love story of Harold […]
Film Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, An Uninspired Pale Imitation
Before we even dig into the story or performances of the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film, pointlessly subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, allow me to make a public […]
Film Review – Baywatch: Even The Rock Can’t Save This Unfunny, Unthrilling Action-Comedy
I tend to reject the notion that a film has to be tonally consistent throughout to work. The idea of picking a single tone and never straying from it sounds […]
After One Season, Chicago Justice Cancelled by NBC
After a few days of uncertainty, we finally know the fate of this locally based courtroom drama. Deadline is reporting that NBC has decided not to renew “Chicago Justice” for a […]
Film Review: Obit., A Day in the Life of Writing About Death For the New York Times
As strange as it sounds, the new Vanessa Gould (Between the Folds) directed film about obituary writers at The New York Times is a genuine treat that celebrates inventive writing, […]
Film Review: Paris Can Wait, An Interesting Failure
It’s an interesting failure, but a failure nonetheless. At age 81, writer-director Eleanor Coppola (wife of Francis Ford Coppola) has made her first film, Paris Can Wait, a dalliance of […]
Film Review: A Quiet Passion, A Delicate Capture of Emily Dickinson’s Angst-Ridden World
One of the more delicate works you’re likely to see about such a strong personality, writer-director Terence Davies’ (The Deep Blue Sea, The Long Day Closes, Distant Voices, Still Lives) […]
Film Review – Alien: Covenant, Feels Like An Autopsy of Ridley Scott’s Original Masterpiece
In Ridley Scott’s 2012 foray into the Alien universe, the prequel Prometheus, the mission was to find the origin of humankind. But with his latest work, Alien: Covenant, Scott reveals […]
Did Your Favorite Chicago TV Show Get Renewed or Cancelled?
Historically, the middle of May is when the major broadcast networks figure out what shows to bring back for the upcoming fall season and what underperforming shows to cancel. We’re […]
Film Review – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Guy Ritchie’s Latest Chooses Spectacle Over Substance
Guy Ritchie is apparently committed to making all of his protagonists scrappy, edgy and unable to play well with authority figures. In the early days of his career, that formula […]
Film Review: The Lovers A Laugh Out Loud Funny Tragicomedy
There’s nothing quite like having some of the best actors available take a difficult subject matter and making sense of it, even if making sense of it reveal how painful […]