Many will think it’s appropriate that one of the architects of modern romantic-comedies, Meg Ryan, should take a crack at directing one herself; she even dedicates this directing effort, What […]
Sofia Coppola is a filmmaker who, from the moment she arrived on the scene with 1999’s moody and melancholy The Virgin Suicides, announced herself with a style, perspective and narrative […]
Anyone who has had the great pleasure of seeing the previous two films from the filmmaking collective known as the Adams Family (parents John Adams and Toby Poser, daughters Zelda […]
It’s difficult to lock down exactly when Fingernails, the first English-language film from Greek director Christos Nikou (Apples), takes place. The obvious answer is that this vaguely sci-fi drama is […]
Sly is less a straight documentary about the life and times of Sylvester Stallone and more of a cautionary tale that poses the very real possibility that you can’t have […]
I’ve known filmmaker Joe Lynch for many years, but I think this marks the first time I’ve actually interviewed him (outside of a joint interview for the online sitcom Holliston, […]
The opening scenes of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall are disconcerting and quietly upsetting, a glimpse into a dysfunctional domestic setting that immediately gives audiences a taste of the […]
Look, I get it. I’m not a video game player in any way, so my knowledge of the Five Nights at Freddy’s series of games is zilch. I do know […]
Adding as somewhat unique spin on the slew of features and documentaries about the opioid crisis, director David Yates (taking a break from the Harry Potter/Fantastic Beast cinematic universes) brings […]
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro, The Young Karl Marx, Lumumba), Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family as told by the […]
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival is coming to a close, and before the final credits roll, there remain a few great days of film screenings left to catch. Our […]
There are few documentary filmmakers with a more distinct interviewing style than Errol Morris. But having seen nearly everything he’s directed over the years (The Thin Blue Line, the Oscar-winning […]