CIFF 2023 CIFF Shorts Roundup: A Real One, The Miracle & more Local filmmakers, horror & desire are all given the spotlight at the Chicago International Film Festival's shorts program.
CIFF 2023 CIFF 2023: May December is another snaky Todd Haynes classic Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman glisten, but Charles Melton shines in a twisted tale of the ways we shape our realities, and the lengths we..
CIFF 2023 CIFF 2023: Saltburn leaves a bitter taste in the mouth 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..
CIFF 2023 CIFF Dispatch: Memory The Peter Saarsgard-Jessica Chastain bittersweet romance wrestles the pains and pleasures of our pasts.
CIFF 2023 CIFF Dispatch: Evil Does Not Exist & Limbo Two films focusing on life in small communities beset by institutions larger than them and disinterested in their pain.
CIFF 2023 CIFF Dispatch: Dream Scenario Nicolas Cage delivers a performance worthy of fantasies, meeting the film's wild tone with a grounded turn.
CIFF 2023 CIFF Dispatch #1: Departing Seniors, Nyad, & Silver Dollar Road 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..