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CIFF Painted Bird By the Grace of God Just 6.5 HypnotistC
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October 23, 2019

CIFF 10/22: “Painted Bird”, “Just 6.5”, “By the Grace of God”, “Hypnotist”

The Painted Bird, Just 6.5, Francois Ozon's By the Grace of God, and the documentary The Hypnotist dominate today's CIFF coverage.
CIFF Waves Deerskin Aeronauts The PrinceC
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October 22, 2019

CIFF Dispatch: “Waves”, “Deerskin,” “The Aeronauts”, “The Prince”

Trey Edward Shults' family drama, Tom Harper's big-budget balloon thriller, and others dominate this latest CIFF dispatch.
CIFF My Father and Me The Human Factor Litigante InstinctC
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October 22, 2019

CIFF 10/21: “My Father and Me”, “Human Factor”, “Litigante”, “Instinct”

Today's CIFF Dispatch looks at documentaries My Father and Me and The Human Factor, character drama Litigante and rape thriller Instinct.
CIFF Sleepwalkers Present.Perfect. Cordillera of Dreams The Wild Goose LakeC
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October 21, 2019

CIFF 10/20 Dispatch: “The Sleepwalkers”, “Present.Perfect.”, and More

Sunday's CIFF dispatch includes takes on Argentine drama The Sleepwalkers, live-stream doc Present.Perfect., Chilean doc Cordillera of Dreams, and more.
CIFF Forman vs Forman Gloria Mundi I Lost My Body Let There Be Light ExtracurricularC
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October 20, 2019

CIFF 10/19 Dispatch: “Forman vs. Forman”, “Gloria Mundi”, “I Lost My Body”, “Let There Be Light”, “Extracurricular”

Today's CIFF dispatch sees reviews of Forman vs. Forman, Gloria Mundi, I Lost My Body, Let There Be Light, and Extracurricular.
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October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/18 Dispatch: “The Apollo,” “Adoration”, “Our Mothers”, “Hala”

Friday's CIFF Dispatch talks up Harlem doc The Apollo, dark fairy tale Adoration, Guatemalan drama Our Mothers, and Minhal Baig's coming-of-age story Hala.
CIFF 2019 - Maternal, Babyteeth, Lara, CarmillaC
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October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/17 Dispatch: “Maternal”, “Babyteeth,” “Lara,” “Carmilla”

At CIFF, we take a look at religious drama Maternal, episodic romantic dramedy Babyteeth, German potboiler Lara, and historical queer horror Carmilla.
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July 12, 2019

Björk’s Acting Debut “The Juniper Tree” Is a Beautifully Grimm Fairy Tale

Nietzchka Keene's adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale is a haunting black-and-white showcase for Björk.
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May 17, 2019

Chicago Critics Film Festival: Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan on Adulthood, Abortion and the Unwelcome Timeliness of “Saint Frances”

We speak to the director and writer/star of Chicago Critics Film Festival's opening night film about the disturbing timeliness of their Chicago-set drama.
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April 15, 2019

Doc10 Dispatch 4/14: “The Distant Barking of Dogs”, “The Biggest Little Farm”

Chicago's documentary film festival comes to a close with docs on the war in Ukraine and a cute little farm in SoCal.