Every year, documentarian Frederick Wiseman puts out another epic-length film (usually running around three hours or more), and every year I become fascinated with whatever his subject matter is and […]
Editor’s Note: Steve Prokopy spoke with filmmaker John Carroll Lynch about the making of Lucky and working with Harry Dean Stanton. Read that interview here. You shouldn’t go see Lucky, […]
I’ve always been a sucker for filmed stories about humans vs. nature. And even though I’m fully aware that nature, by all rights, should win every time, if a human […]
I love a good Liam Neeson actioner as much as the next moviegoer, but before Neeson acquired his “very particular set of skills,” he was a pretty solid dramatic actor […]
The meeting place of unapologetic entertainment and a carefully curated blend of classic titles and obscure rarities, the Music Box Theatre continues its strong programming this fall. The annual, 24-hour Music […]
If you’ve been to the movies or turned on a television in the last 25 years, you’ve likely stumbled upon the work of the consummate character actor John Carroll Lynch, […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]