Clearly a passion project for filmmaker Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice), whose family became refugees as a result of the events depicted in this film, Viceroy’s […]
Quite often during my first viewing of first-time writer-director Kogonada’s debut feature Columbus, I found myself transfixed, almost not believing that I was watching a film in which the visual […]
Does being the child of Hollywood royalty count as an excuse to be discontented with your privileged life? This is one of the many non-problems addressed in the new Reese […]
Whoever came up with the idea to produce a new version of Stephen King’s It (the first for the big screen) 27 years after the original television miniseries is a […]
In a new monthly series in the Screens section, we’ll highlight some of the film happenings around Chicago, from major theatrical openings to arthouse screenings and independent events. This month, […]
A film so authentic in its portrayal of the slow, painful dissolution of a marriage, France’s After Love takes a fly-on-the-wall approach at observing the emotionally destructive dance taking place […]
Veteran cinematographer-turned-first-time-director Michael Barrett (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and in-demand screenwriter Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) combine scary forces with Temple, a U.S.-Japanese co-production that pays homage […]
Some sequels are a natural extension of what has come before. Others are an exercise in assembling nearly all of the cast from the previous film and finding ways to […]
A little gem of a suspense thriller is being given a limited release this week from director/co-writer Dan Glaser. Although the story is much different than the currently in release […]
I’m still not entirely sure why writer-director-actor Lake Bell (who last helmed the appealing In A World…) chose the making of a documentary about marriage as the framework for her […]
When 18-year-old Colin Warner was arrested for murder in 1980, I’m guessing he believed the truth—and a lack of credible witnesses—would set him free. But the type of shoddy defense […]
Hellooo, loyal 3CR readers. Starting this month, I’ll be publishing “New on Netflix,” a regular column in which I highlight movies worth checking out from the large number of films […]