Recap: Succession (S4, Ep6) — The Roy Children Do Their Best in the Season’s Best Ep Yet
The latest episode of Succession, “Living+,” opens with a shot of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Immediately, the viewer can tell…
Preview: Doc10 Returns to Feature the Best Documentary Filmmaking of the Year
Now in its eighth edition, the weekend-long Doc10 Film Festival is Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival. Every year, the festival…
Interview: Filmmaker Jalmari Helander on Bringing Sisu to the Screen, the Influence of Sergio Leone and “The More, The Better”
With his latest feature, Sisu, Finnish-born writer-director Jalmari Helander finally got to shoot Finland for Finland, having shot Norway for…
Review: With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel Sets Up a Satisfying Conclusion to This Iteration of Universe-Saving Misfits
After months of speculation leading up to the most recent Ant-Man and the Wasp film, Quantamania, that Scott Lang was…
Review: Black Creatives Spotlighted in Chicago Humanities Festival’s Documentary Just Like Me
TTK Harris directed the documentary Just Like Me while a senior art director at ad agency Havas Chicago to chronicle…
Review: French Auteur François Ozon Brings Heart and Humor to Moving Family Drama Everything Went Fine
Filmmaker François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool, Under the Sand) has never shied away from storylines or themes that have…
Review: Judy Blume’s Classic Novel Gets a Warm, Wonderful Adaptation in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
The amount of warmth and good sentiment I have for the new film adaptation of Judy Blume’s iconic novel Are…
Review: David Lowery’s Peter Pan & Wendy Is Darker, More Realistic—and Also Far Less Magical
Despite having what I consider to be a solid track record as far as his film output goes (including another…
Review: A Soulful, Passionate Adaptation of Carmen Explores Border Politics, Doomed Love
What begins as duel storylines on either side of the U.S.-Mexican border come crashing together in a symphony of violence,…
Review: A Finnish Word with No English Translation, Sisu Defines Itself in Grit, Action and Determination
Finnish-born writer/director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports, Big Game) has done something very few filmmakers have or would have the guts…
Recap: Love & Death (Eps 1, 2 & 3) — Early Episodes Show Strong Performances if an Over-Saturation of True Crime Content
On June 13th, 1980, in the town of Wylie, Texas, housewife Candace “Candy” Lynn Montgomery killed her neighbor with an…
Recap: Succession (S4, Ep5) — Shiv Finds Her Footing While Her Brothers Stumble
I really thought things were going to be different this time, you know? A lot of Succession is spent watching...
