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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

October in Chicago is a big month for movies, not least because it marks the start of the fall film season, traditionally reserved for the releases aiming for Oscar gold. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s no coincidence that my favorite Tom Cruise performances are those in which he plays a character who doesn’t jump out as the obvious hero. Look at what he pulls […]

What I thought would be a quaint documentary about typewriter enthusiasts is actually a deeply intimate profile of a repair and restoration store in Berkeley, Calif., that’s been in operation […]

I must begin this review with a major example of full disclosure. I’m a die-hard Pearl Jam fan; I’ve been in the band’s fan club since their second album (I […]

Last week on Kickstarter, a project to fund a fully-colored complete hardcover printing of Danielle Corsetto’s ten year long Reuben Award winning webcomic, “Girls With Slingshots.” Released through the Chicago-based […]