Blonde, the new film by Andrew Dominik (Killing Them Softly, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), is a torturous 2 hours and 46 minutes long, most […]
In a work that is both unexpectedly raw and beautifully tender, director Gaysorn Thavat’s debut feature film, The Justice of Bunny King, follows the largely tragic life of its title […]
From director Anna Foerster (Underworld: Blood Wars, several episodes of “Westworld” and “Jessica Jones”) and producer J.J. Abrams comes Lou, the strangely complicated but somewhat thrilling movie about Hannah (Jurnee […]
So I heard about Rollerdrome mostly through word-of-mouth after it came freestylin’ in, guns in hand. It boasts a unique combination of gameplay mechanics with a visual style special enough […]
A far cry from writer/director Lena Dunham’s other 2022 offering, Sharp Stick, her latest is an adaptation of the wildly popular book Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman, a coming-of-age […]
Aside from being a terrific, award-winning actor and a talented director (particularly of comedies), Sidney Poitier was a man in the right place at the right time. Or at least […]
And that’s a wrap on summer! Some slightly cooler temps than the record highs we’ve been experiencing are coming, so time to layer up and enjoy Chicago in Fall. There […]
Clyde’s is a truck stop diner somewhere on the highway. We meet and learn the skills and stories of the four prep cooks, all of whom are ex-convicts, trying to […]
First released in 1997, the animated feature film Anastasia quickly earned a recognition among the widely popular Disney princesses of the era. Except for one thing: it’s not a Disney […]
Sometimes, you have to give ‘em points for an intriguing idea, even if the end product is a bit of a dud. Writer/director Christopher Hatton’s (Battle of the Damned) Raven’s […]
The Second City finds itself home to the country’s second-longest running LGBTQ+ film festival in the form of Reeling Film Festival, celebrating its 40th iteration September 22 through October 2 […]
A great way to spend a couple of hours this fall season is visiting the DePaul Art Museum where two new exhibitions are on display. On the main floor is […]
