Ema, a film by Chilean director Pablo Larrain, is the story of an unhappy family set to the pulsing, percussive beat of reggaeton music and images of fire. But its color and […]
Review: Chilean Film Ema Tells a Fiery Family Story With a Pulsing Beat
Review: A Bizarre Mix of Tones and Styles, Old May Frustrate But Stays Intriguing, Watchable
Based on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre-Oscar Lévy and Frederick Peeters, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s Old is a bizarre mix of a thriller, family drama, science fiction, and psychological dissection about […]
Preview: What To Watch (and Do) at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival
A 55th anniversary is no small thing; most marriages don’t make it to that milestone, let alone annual arts events. But here we are, with the Chicago International Film Festival gearing up […]
Interview: Chicago International Film Festival From the Inside, with Artistic Director Mimi Plauché
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 55th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off on October 16 at the AMC River East 21 (where nearly every festival screening will, once again, be […]
Film Review: You’re Killing Me Susana, A Troubled Love Story
This odd, dark romantic-comedy is really just an excuse to watch Gael García Bernal (Y Tu Mamá También, “Mozart in the Jungle”) act up a storm in a story that gives him […]
