Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Filmmaker David Cronenberg Revisits Favorite Themes in Weird yet Rich Crimes of the Future

Having not yet read any opinions on the latest David Cronenberg treatise on the future of the body, sex, art, technology, and the ways in which the world will eventually […]

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Film & TV

Dispatch: At the Chicago EUFF’s Second (and Last Weekend), a Variety of Options, from Somber Narratives to Illuminating Documentaries

Featuring films from across the European Union, the Chicago EU Film Festival continues through March 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center on State Street. As for films to check […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Filmmaker Wes Anderson Goes Full-Tilt Wes Anderson in Charming, Quirky The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch

Filmmaker Wes Anderson, with 10 feature films to his name (his 11th is in production), has become such a known quantity that those keeping track of these things know relatively […]

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Film, Film & TV, Film fest

Dispatch: Chicago International Film Festival Kicks Off with Previews of Three Films Soon to Arrive in Theaters (and Streaming)

The French Dispatch

The Chicago International Film Festival returns this week—like really, truly returns!—with dozens of films and events that once again highlight the best in international cinema, emerging talent and homemade productions, […]

Lisa Trifone /
Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: No Time to Die Is a Fitting, if Slightly Too Long, Farewell to the Best Bond of the Franchise

No Time to Die

I spent a long time trying to figure out how to tackle a review of a film that is less a traditional James Bond movie and more a victory lap, […]

Steve Prokopy /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Hideo Kojima Delivers With Death Stranding

I have a confession: I’ve never really played a Hideo Kojima game. Silent Hill always looked like the type of game I’d play, but I never got around to the […]

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Film, Film & TV, Film fest

Dispatch: Toronto International Film Festival Introduces the Year’s Hits…and Misses

A Star Is Born

Positioned as it is in early September, the Toronto International Film Festival has long been a first stop for films destined for Oscar glory by the end of any given […]

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