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May 20, 2022

A review of the 2022 Chicago Critics Film Festival

From indie melodramas to animated tales of displaced shells, this year's critics-curated festival offers up a Midwestern answer to the big boys.
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March 20, 2022

SXSW 2022: To Leslie is familiar, but its eye is unflinching and its compassion deep

Andrea Riseborough and Marc Maron shine in a study of a one-time lottery winner years after her life has gone bust.
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March 17, 2021

SXSW 2021 Narrative Competition: “I’m Fine”, “Here Before”, “Our Father”, “The Fallout”

Tales of poverty, paranoia, and adolescences framed by tragedy cap off SXSW's Narrative Feature Competition.
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March 6, 2020

“ZeroZeroZero” Doesn’t Add Up to Much

Amazon's adaptation of the Roberto Saviano novel is far too passive and jumbled to capture your interest.
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January 26, 2020

Sundance 2020: “Possessor” Is a Grab Bag of Sci-Fi Clichés

Brandon Cronenberg's second feature is a po-faced collection of genre tropes that wastes its cast and a modest sense of style.
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January 24, 2020

Sundance 2020: “Luxor” Gets Lost In Translation

A solid first half and great work from Andrea Riseborough aren't quite enough to make up for Zeina Durra's Egyptian indie.
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January 3, 2020

Get Ready to Trudge Through “The Grudge” (2020)

Nicolas Pesce's 2020 extension of the Japanese horror franchise is maybe its most leaden, unscary entry yet.
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February 13, 2019

Bloody Good Romance: 12 Horror Films to Sate Your Valentine’s Day Bloodlust

Gena Radcliffe and Beau North dig into a dozen gruesome, bloody tales of love and horror this Valentine's Day.
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July 8, 2018

Four Crazy Horror Flicks We Want to See at Fantasia

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood If you want festivals full of soulful contemplation of the human condition, and solemn documentaries about Serious Issues,..