L Categories Movies Reviews September 27, 2022 Lou brings forth an underwhelming soul Mostly stagnant direction trips up an otherwise decent woman of war, played with intensity by Allison Janney.
T Categories Anniversaries Features Movies September 27, 2022 The Ice Storm at 25: a bleak domestic drama that still chills the bones Ang Lee’s adaptation of Rick Moody’s novel made suburban sex and infidelity more depressing than titillating.
D Categories Movies Reviews September 26, 2022 Dead for a Dollar sees Walter Hill back in fighting form The legendary director teams with Christoph Waltz and Willem Dafoe for a thoughtful, superbly crafted western.
D Categories Movies Reviews September 24, 2022 Don’t Worry Darling is all surface, no substance While not as bad as gossip columns would have you believe, Olivia's Wilde's feminist nightmare is aesthetically pleasing, but not much else.
T Categories Features Movies Reeling 2022 September 22, 2022 Twelve films we can’t wait to see at Reeling 2022 Chicago’s International Queer Film Festival turns 40 this year and these dozen movies have us raring to go.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2022 September 21, 2022 TIFF 2022: My Imaginary Country offers hope in chaos Patricio Guzman directs the rare political documentary that leaves viewers with a bit of optimism.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2022 September 21, 2022 TIFF: Autobiography questions the value of loyalty in the name of tyranny Makbul Mubarak’s debut Autobiography delves deep to examine loyalty & family under dictatorship
B Categories Movies Reviews September 21, 2022 Blonde is haunting, repellent & heartbreaking all at once Though Andrew Dominik's sort-of-biopic is harsh & harrowing, you won’t forget Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, doomed from the very start.
S Categories Anniversaries Features Movies September 18, 2022 Singles at 30: a sweet & sadly forgotten look at Gen X romance A look back at Cameron Crowe’s charming ensemble comedy about love in the grunge era.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2022 September 17, 2022 TIFF 2022: Fixation takes the viewer on a long, strange trip through a fragile woman’s mind Mercedes Bryce Morgan directs an uneven but fascinating psychological drama about a woman who undergoes an unorthodox version of therapy.
