The 53rd edition of the Chicago International Film Festival is upon us, beginning tonight (and continuing through October 26), with the Chicago premiere of the historical courtroom drama Marshall, from director Reginald […]
Steve Prokopy
Film Review: Marshall Beautifully Balances Ambition and Humanity
Editor’s Note: Marshall opens the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival; see our full coverage here. I’m actually a big fan of biopics that take the approach that a famous or influential person’s […]
Interview: Chicago International Film Festival Artistic Director Mimi Plauché
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival begins on Thursday, Oct. 12 at the AMC River East 21 (where almost every CIFF screening will, once again, be […]
Film Review: Cold Moon Is a Solid, if Flawed, Indie Horror Flick for October
The latest feature from actor-turned-writer/director Griff Furst (who most recently appeared in such films as The Magnificent Seven and The Founder) is a curious serial killer story for a couple of reasons. […]
Film Review: Octogenarian Documentarian Wiseman is in Top Form with Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Every year, documentarian Frederick Wiseman puts out another epic-length film (usually running around three hours or more), and every year I become fascinated with whatever his subject matter is and am desperate […]
Film Review: Lucky is a Beautifully Inspiring Swan Song for Harry Dean Stanton
Editor’s Note: Steve Prokopy spoke with filmmaker John Carroll Lynch about the making of Lucky and working with Harry Dean Stanton. Read that interview here. You shouldn’t go see Lucky, featuring the […]
Film Review: Leave All Kinds of Space Between You and The Mountain Between Us
I’ve always been a sucker for filmed stories about humans vs. nature. And even though I’m fully aware that nature, by all rights, should win every time, if a human comes out […]
Film Review: Liam Neeson is a Different Kind of Hero in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
I love a good Liam Neeson actioner as much as the next moviegoer, but before Neeson acquired his “very particular set of skills,” he was a pretty solid dramatic actor whose imposing […]
Music Box Theater Transforms This Weekend for 24-Hour Horror Fest
The meeting place of unapologetic entertainment and a carefully curated blend of classic titles and obscure rarities, the Music Box Theatre continues its strong programming this fall. The annual, 24-hour Music Box of […]
Interview: Prolific Character Actor John Carroll Lynch Steps Behind the Camera for Lucky
If you’ve been to the movies or turned on a television in the last 25 years, you’ve likely stumbled upon the work of the consummate character actor John Carroll Lynch, whose breakthrough […]
Film Review: Blade Runner 2049 is a Breathtaking Sci-Fi Epic Stacked with Stellar Performances
As if having a sequel to the landmark 1982 science-fiction-noir tale Blade Runner wasn’t strange enough 35 years later, in order to even see the new film, Blade Runner 2049, reviewing press […]
Film Review: Judi Dench Reigns in Charming, Light-hearted Victoria & Abdul
It’s strange to think of Victoria & Abdul as a sequel of sorts, but it’s impossible not to with Judi Dench reprising her role as Queen Victoria, a part she played 20 […]
