The 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran takes place at the Gene Siskel Film Center; it starts tomorrow and screenings continue throughout the month of February. As expected, the lineup contains […]
Netflix’s list of February releases include Oscar-winning works by three of the film world’s biggest names: Kathryn Bigelow, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. As always, you can prepare yourself for February’s slate […]
Jake Bickelhaupt, the Chicago-based chef who’s the subject of the new documentary 42 Grams, has a life story that ought to be inspiring. He first discovered his passion for cooking while growing […]
To celebrate the new year—and, perhaps, to compensate for the lack of good upcoming theatrical releases—Netflix has put together an exceptionally rich lineup for January. Many of the options (The Godfather, Midnight […]
It’s finally December – the only time of year (aside from summer) when you can safely let your binge-watching desires run amok. Here are our monthly recommendations for what’s worth checking out […]
Pop quiz: which Western nation was the last to grant suffrage to women? You might be inclined to guess the U.S. (since, after all, it took our ancestors way too long to […]
From a movie perspective, Netflix’s list of November releases unfortunately doesn’t have much to offer. (Chappie? The Reader? Really?) If you’re in need of binge-watching material for the upcoming holiday season, however, […]
If you’re one of those moviegoers who hate not having enough time to see all the movies playing at film festivals, the Wilmette Theatre has just the thing to make your day. […]
This month’s Netflix releases include a hallucinogenic look at the dangers of sexual desire, a hysterical depiction of the Golden Age of Porn, and a gut-wrenching study of the tensions of marital […]
Hellooo, loyal 3CR readers. Starting this month, I’ll be publishing “New on Netflix,” a regular column in which I highlight movies worth checking out from the large number of films Netflix acquires […]
