If a trip to Paris isn’t in the books this weekend, consider escaping to the Siskel Film Center for a screening of A Faithful Man, a 75-minute romantic comedy of errors only the […]
Review: Not Quite a Rom-Com, A Faithful Man is a Parisian Treat
Review: An Eclectic Mix Delights in Sundance’s Short Film Tour
Just last week, the Chicago International Film Festival announced its line-up for their 55th edition; happening October 17-26, look for in-depth coverage on your hometown festival in the coming weeks from Third […]
Review: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Morphs onto PC, Season 2 Out Today
With a Power Rangers movie still in recent memory, and the rumors of yet another reboot in the works for the long-running children’s show, you could say there is a bit of […]
Review: Monos is a Visceral, Visually Captivating Portrait of Adolescence and Survival
Like reading books or wandering an art gallery, one of the best aspects of film is its ability to transport us to worlds and experiences that we’d never otherwise experience for ourselves. […]
Review: Photographer Jay Maisel Ruminates on Art, Collections and Life in Jay Myself
For some reason, when I finally figured out that the title of this documentary on influential photographer Jay Maisel was based on a mishearing of his name, that amused me to such […]
Review: Brad Pitt at His Best in a Visually Stunning Ad Astra
It’s a helluva year to be Brad Pitt. He’ll go a couple years sometimes without making a movie, and then spring to life as he has this year with the one-two punch […]
Review: Familiar Faces—and That Familiar Charm—Return in Downton Abbey
Editor’s Note: minor spoilers for the “Downton Abbey” television series follow, in order to relate the new film to the narrative’s larger arc. As difficult as it is to imagine what someone […]
Review: A Chaotic Give Me Liberty Finds the Heart of the Matter
A sure sign of a film’s impact is finding oneself thinking back to scenes, moments or certain lines of dialogue long after seeing it. Such is the case with Kirill Mikhanovsky’s directorial […]
Review: Writer and Pundit Molly Ivins Gets the Last Word in Raise Hell
From first-time feature director Janice Engel, Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins is that rare documentary that might have more of an impact on someone unfamiliar with the writings […]
Review: Film Adaptation of The Goldfinch Loses Far Too Much in Translation
Oh, this one is shit. I don’t care how many Pulitzer Prizes the book (from author Donna Tartt) may have won or how critically acclaimed it is. This movie adaptation is an […]
Review: The Life and Music of Linda Ronstadt in Sound of My Voice
It was only four or five years ago that I rediscovered my childhood love of the music of Linda Ronstadt, fueled by the purchase of a couple CD volumes of her greatest […]
Review: Hustlers Makes Sexy, Smart Work of Scamming and Survival
In more films than I care to count, the role of stripper or exotic dancer is often relegated to the background of a scene that otherwise centers on men being men. These […]
