First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy existed in a nearly impossible situation even before her husband was assassinated in November 1963. She was a fairly private person who believed that the White […]

  Always Shine The name Sophia Takal may not be familiar to many, but for those following ultra-low-budget indie works (such as Joe Swanberg’s 24 Exposures and All the Light […]

This is not a drill, people. The new Star Wars movie is almost here. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out in three weeks on December 16th and advance tickets […]

Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year at the movies. This year was no different as several major films were released this week. Bad […]

There’s an almost impossibly thin line separating the kind of vulgar behavior that can find its way to being charming, and stays at just plain vulgar. I’m still not sure […]

Warren Beatty, the writer, director, producer and star of Rules Don’t Apply, has stated that the film is not about Howard Hughes (Beatty), which is mostly true. That being said, […]

Done in a decidedly less flashy style than many of director Robert Zemeckis’ previous works (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Walk), his World War II-set Allied successfully manages […]

The latest animated musical from the folks at Walt Disney Animation Studios (Tangled, Frozen) has a great deal going for it. It’s animation style is warm, inviting and features a […]

It’s been another solid week of film here in Chicago. The new Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out. We found it to be thrilling […]

After his impressive directing debut A Single Man in 2009, fashion designer Tom Ford’s long awaited return as writer-director, Nocturnal Animals, shows that Ford is not afraid of a complicated, […]

If I ever have the pleasure of meeting or speaking with writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig, I’m going to thank her from the bottom of my heart for reminding me of […]

If it didn’t actually happen, I’m not sure I’d believe it. But there’s a reason that the return to boxing of Vinny Pazienza is known by some as the greatest […]