The world of John Wick is getting bigger. Maybe not for him, but certainly for the audience members who have stuck with this series of stunt-heavy, extremely violent films about […]
The very first thing wrong with Poms (and there are many things wrong with Poms) is the prologue that sets up the premise for the setting of Diane Keaton’s latest misfire: […]
In a remarkably similar fashion to the recent Goodbye Christopher Robin (about the elements in Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne’s life that went into those stories), Finding Neverland (about […]
I am fully aware and am happy to acknowledge that I am the absolute wrong audience for a movie set in a world where Pokémon exist, work and, for all […]
This one made me a little depressed, and it did so because it made me realize that one of the more reliable actors working today (and a personal favorite) is […]
Last year, audiences got an up close and personal look into the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, with the acclaimed documentary RBG. (Actually, they got two […]
In this feature debut from editor-turned-director V. Scott Balcerek, we follow the sometimes tentative, always moving friendship and musical partnership between elderly, black guitarist/singer Sterling Magee (known frequently as Mr. […]
Imagine a comedy set in the world where a woman becoming president isn’t the butt of most of the jokes—how refreshing. In fact, in the new film Long Shot, the […]
One of the very best reasons to make a documentary is to provide a glimpse into a lifestyle, culture or movement to which audiences might not otherwise be exposed. The […]
If seven is a lucky number, the Chicago Critics Film Festival has surely hit the jackpot with the line-up just announced for their next festival, happening May 17-23 at the […]
As public figures go, priests aren’t exactly the most revered group at the moment; in fact, proposing that someone go see a film all about a “man of the cloth,” […]
There are better films in the world about career-focused professionals who discover that actually caring about something other than work is better for the soul, but I’m guessing none of […]