Chicago’s art house theaters have long served as vital spaces for independent and international film. From the historic Music Box Theatre to community-focused venues like Facets and the Gene Siskel […]
Making her feature film directorial debut, actor Embeth Davidtz (Old, The Morning Show) delves into her roots in Africa (her parents are South African, though she was born in the […]
As I said in my review of Eddington, filmmaker Ari Aster is an artist who sculpts nightmares—not just the kind that frequently populate horror film (although his first feature, Hereditary, […]
If “Be Careful What You Wish For” were a film genre, the Italian production Finally Dawn might be one of the better entries in it. Written and directed by Saverio […]
Here’s the thing about sequels: people should actually remember the original if you’re going to make a follow-up film almost 30 years later. In 1997, the original I Know What […]
Across four films, writer/director Ari Aster has proved himself to be an artist who sculpts nightmares. Not always the stuff of horror movies (although with his debut feature film, Hereditary, […]
I have seen Luis Ortega’s Kill the Jockey (El Jockey) twice this year and am still in awe at the big swings it takes, how it keeps audiences on their […]
Kickstarting a new superhero franchise is an almost impossible task, especially when the hero in question has as long and varied a history as Superman. But that hasn’t kept Warner […]
Eva Victor (they/them) has made a career—and a helluva feature film debut with Sorry, Baby—by never doing what’s expected. After working for the feminist satire website Reductress and MTV’s Decoded […]
The funniest thing about the new action-comedy Heads of State is the casting, and I mean no disrespect to either John Cena (playing action star-turned-U.S. President Will Derringer) or Idris […]
Three years ago two outsiders broke the stranglehold Colombia’s right wing parties had over the country when they were elected president and vice-president: the former M19 guerrilla fighter and senator […]
“It is impossible to believe the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure, classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal and a piece of scarlet serge draped […]