Screens Monthly: What to See in October
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. […]
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, […]
What to Watch on Netflix and DVD: October 2017
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 […]
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 […]
Film Review: Tom Cruise Is Maverick Gone Bad in Fast-Paced American Made
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 […]
Film Review: In California Typewriter, the Written Word is Having a Moment
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 […]
Film Review: Concert Film Meets Championship Season in Pearl Jam’s Let’s Play Two
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 […]
A Q&A with “Girls With Slingshots,” Creator Danielle Corsetto
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 […]
Film Review: No Man’s Land Reveals Both Sides of Tense, Timely Confrontation
The second installment of the quarterly film series “Dinner & Docs @ The Davis” is happening Wednesday, Sept. 27 with a preview screening of the powerful new work No Man’s […]
TV Review: Star Trek: Discovery Boldly Goes with New Style, Old Trek Soul
It’s been a little over 12 years since Star Trek: Enterprise aired its final episode, which ended with a solemn farewell to all of the Trek that had come before […]
Chicago Production Signature Move Brings a Diverse Voice to the Big Screen
When producers Brian and Jan Heiggelke, who together publish New City, and Eugene Park were looking for a Chicago movie project to back, they had one condition: it had to […]
Film Review: Friend Request– Promising Concept Devolves into Cheap Scares
After sitting on the shelf since it completed shooting in 2014, the internet-based horror offering Friend Request has the further indignity of being released just two weeks after It, which […]