Peter Sobczynski, Author at The Spool
Peter Sobczynski is a Chicago-based filmcritic whose work can be seen at RogerEbert.com, EFilmcritic.com and, well, here. He is also on the board for the Chicago Critics Film Festival and the Chicago Film Critics Association. Yes, he once gave four stars to “Valerian” and he would do it again.
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CIFF 2023

CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

By: Peter Sobczynski

Emerald Fennell’s followup to Promising Young Woman is a hollow dramedy that wastes solid performances from Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, and others. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch With her first film, Promising Young Woman, writer-director Emerald Fennell took a storyline that was essentially a cloddish-but-glossy retread of such female-driven revenge sagas as Ms .45 and ... CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

CIFF 2023

CIFF Dispatch #1: Departing Seniors, Nyad, & Silver Dollar Road

By: Peter Sobczynski

Raoul Peck’s gripping documentary is the sole standout in this handful of festival offerings. This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the work being covered here wouldn’t exist. Following in the wake of Halloween Kills (2021) and Sick, Departing Seniors, the debut feature from ... CIFF Dispatch #1: Departing Seniors, Nyad, & Silver Dollar Road

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