Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In […]
Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]
Dispatch: Day One at an All Virtual (Again) Sundance Film Festival
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raging across the country, the organizers at this year’s Sundance Film Festival made the agonizing but important decision to cancel the in-person portion of […]
Dispatch: Chicago Int’l Film Festival’s Second Weekend Features Great Films for Every Taste
As the Chicago International Film Festival heads into its second (and final) weekend, there’s still plenty worth exploring at cinemas across the city. From high-profile early screenings of films like Spencer […]
Dispatch: Week of Chicago Int’l Film Festival Features Filmmaker Tributes, Even More Compelling Cinema
The Chicago International Film Festival is well underway, with screenings happening at venues around the city and a full slate of films available via the Festival’s virtual platform, too. Through […]
Dispatch: Friday at the Chicago Int’l Film Festival is Perfect for a Spooky Drive-in or International Cinema
It’s Friday at the Chicago International Film Festival, and one big draw this weekend is the big screenings at the drive-in. Get in the Halloween spirit with two genre films […]
Dispatch: First Screenings at Chicago International Film Festival Feature Ties to City, State Plus Sneak Previews
The first full day of screenings at the Chicago International Film Festival features a number of impressive films ready to be discovered, including several with Chicago ties. From a thriller […]
Dispatch: Chicago International Film Festival Kicks Off with Previews of Three Films Soon to Arrive in Theaters (and Streaming)
The Chicago International Film Festival returns this week—like really, truly returns!—with dozens of films and events that once again highlight the best in international cinema, emerging talent and homemade productions, […]
Interview: Chicago International Film Festival’s Mimi Plauché on a Hybrid Fest, Hidden Gems and Helping Audiences Connect to Films
With the city of Chicago—not to mention the world, the nation, and the movie-going public—in various stages of pandemic living (Chicago specifically and Illinois in general seems to be doing […]
Dispatch: Award Winners and A Few More Films as Sundance Film Festival Wraps
The Sundance Film Festival wrapped last week, and even though it was entirely virtual this year, it turns out it still takes just as long to recover from long days […]
Dispatch: Four Days In, Premieres at Sundance Film Festival Remain (Mostly) Strong
Sundance Film Festival’s slate of films was drastically pared down for this year’s virtual iteration, but it still feels like there’s no shortage of great films to discover on any […]
Dispatch: A Saturday Filled with Films at Day 3 of Sundance Film Festival
By this point in most film festivals, there’s typically been a lot of take-out food, very little sleep and more movies in a single day than some people see in […]