I don’t want Brian De Palma to stop making movies, not ever. But I also don’t want him making movies like Domino, his latest work that is such a retread […]

I’ve already spotted think-pieces about the Elton John biopic Rocketman that break down scenes from the movie and declare them truthful or not, and after you see the film, you’ll […]

In a way, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the film that shows us that Warner Bros., the makers of 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, are fully committed […]

Iconoclastic film- and filth-maker John Waters told interviewer Michael Phillips that the first time he came to Chicago was with a “drive-away” car. He couldn’t believe a stranger trusted him […]

The scope and scale of the public art created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is undeniable; for decades, the artists (and spouses) inspired awe and wonder around the world, with installations […]

With popcorn buttered and perfect seats secured at the movie theater this weekend, you might want to buckle in before the previews end and Olivier Assayas’s latest, Non-Fiction, begins. Because once […]

On Friday, a week of films kicks off at Music Box Theatre that could only have been curated by people who know a thing or two about what they’re doing. […]

I can absolutely understand people not responding well to the second feature from the writing/directing team of David Dastmalchian and Collin Schiffi, who last made the bleak and haunting Animals, […]

In a time when some of the most compellingly filmed dramas are found on television or some streaming service or another, it felt like a bit of an adjustment watching […]

I genuinely love a good, grown-up romance film. I’m not talking about rom-coms, and you damn well better know the difference. But lately most of the attempts at genuine, heartfelt, […]

The best moment in The Lunchbox, the insanely underrated 2013 film by Ritesh Batra about a homemaker whose warm lunches end up getting delivered to a stranger, is the ending. […]

In a world where success can seem like it’s one well-received Instagram post away, being reminded of the thankless hours, the countless fails and the unrelenting hard work it is […]