Review: Subtitles Be Damned, Heavy Trip is Heavy On Laughs
Subtitles, traditionally speaking, are not exactly a friend to comedy. How can a joke succeed if, in the middle of…
Siskel Film Center’s EU Film Festival Packs an Entire Continent Into One Cinematic Month
On March 9, the Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off their annual European Union Film Festival, a month-long celebration of…
Film Review: A Ciambra Explores the Space Between Childhood and Growing Up
Jonas Carpignano’s sophomore feature, A Ciambra, follows Pio (Pio Amato), a Romani kid in southern Italy who’s doing his damn…
Film Review: Stellar Performance Elevates A Fantastic Woman To Greatness
It’s often said that film is the most collaborative of arts. It takes a village, so to speak, to create…
Film Review: Foreign Film Vazante Is Strikingly Familiar
Chicago-based Music Box Films has a knack for cherry-picking impressive independent, foreign fare that’s earned acclaim on the international festival…
Film Review: Oscar Nominee The Insult Puts A Human Face on Cultural Clash
A seemingly small but heated exchange of words sets off a powder keg of protests, media frenzy and hate speech…
Siskel Film Center Hosts 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran
The 28th Annual Festival of Films from Iran takes place at the Gene Siskel Film Center; it starts tomorrow and…
Screens Monthly: February
This month, you’d be forgiven if you spent your time at the movies catching up on Oscar nominations. With the…
Film Review: The Master of Deadpan Comedy Returns with The Other Side of Hope
Editor’s Note: This review was also recently posted by our friends at Music Box Theatre. You can read it here.…
Film Review: Quiet The Fencer Teaches Compassion At the End of a Sword
Nominated a year ago for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards and also the official Finnish contender…
