Filmmaker Nia DaCosta is not one to shy away from taking risks. She broke into the mainstream in 2021 with her updated take on the horror classic Candyman, before quickly […]

Across its first weekend (Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19) the Chicago International Film Festival features several highly anticipated films with some of the year’s best performances; here are […]

When fictional classical conductor Lydia Tár (an electric Cate Blanchett) spouts the statement “Don’t be so eager to be offended” to a mixed-race student, I began to worry that this […]

Like so many events forced to reschedule (and reimagine) their plans because of the pandemic, the news came fairly early, relatively speaking, that the 2021 Academy Awards would be delayed […]