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June 21, 2018

Sunday’s Illness: Ramon Salazar on Creating Female-Driven Stories (English)

We sit down to talk to Sunday’s Illness director Ramón Salazar about the creation of the film and the importance of telling women’s stories. This..
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June 21, 2018

Sunday’s Illness Review: Netflix’s Elegant, Stately Mother-Daughter Drama

Ramón Salazar’s direct-to-Netflix Spanish drama is a heartfelt exploration of the tenuous bonds between mother and daughter, anchored by sumptuous filmmaking. This piece was originally..
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June 13, 2018

Incredibles 2 Review: A Sneakily Regressive Message Under All That Fun

Brad Bird’s 2018 sequel offers more of the same superhero fun as the original, but brings along some of its more pernicious politics. This piece..
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June 8, 2018

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Review: A Beautiful Doc on the Life of Fred Rogers

Morgan Neville’s documentary about Fred Rogers is sweet, earnest, and filled with a wellspring of love for one of television’s kindest souls. This piece was..
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June 6, 2018

Hereditary Review: A24 Keeps Haunting, Existential Horror in the Family

A24 continues its mean streak of unrelentingly interesting horror films, merging The Exorcist, The Witch and The Shining into pure cinematic nightmare fuel. This piece..
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May 26, 2018

That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens

Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, this documentary offers scintillating new footage of..
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May 21, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: Never Tell Disney the Odds

It’s messy and more than a little overlong, but Disney’s latest Star Wars prequel manages to coast by on just enough charm to work. This..
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May 20, 2018

Cargo Review: Netflix’s Sprawling, Intimate Zombie Travelogue

Netflix’s Australian zombie drama sports some fascinating twists on the undead genre, and drips with as much atmosphere as it does infected blood. This piece..
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May 11, 2018

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 3)

Now that the 6th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival has closed, it’s time to look back on some other highlights we loved this year. This..
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May 8, 2018

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018: Capsule Reviews (Part 2)

Part two of our coverage of the Chicago Critics Film Festival features reviews for films about unwitting superheroes and a documentary about a girl’s tragic..