2017
In the age of over-bloated Hollywood tentpoles and remakes, Thor: Ragnarok is truly King of the…
Readers of a certain age will fondly remember Bill Nye as their de facto substitute teacher,…
1922 is a movie experience that does its due diligence to fester, just like the body that resides at the center of Wilfred’s shame.
The fascinating documentary School of Babel focuses on a group of diverse students settling into a new life in France.
Unrest is a brave piece of documentary filmmaking that’s absorbing, sensitive and most importantly, has the power to save lives.
One of Us is a sometimes powerful portrayal of three Hasidic Jews, showing their struggles to get by in a world that oppresses them.
Suburbicon is a somewhat effective thriller that unfortunately squanders its potential at being a deeper film about racial tension.
Creep 2 takes the comedy and emotional performances of its predecessor to create something entirely new and unique.
A reworking of The Little Mermaid, Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Lure is quite a unique and often spectacular cinematic treat.
Mayhem is a culmination of film, art, historical and current affairs references, genre juxtapositions, and effective stylized filmmaking.
Despite some flaws, Suburbicon is still a riot of a good time, poking fun at the inherent obscurity of the American Dream in a unique way.
Mum is an incredibly moving and profound short film about a transgender woman reconnecting with her ailing mother.
Rodents Of Unusual Size is a lesson in just how much a canny filmmaker can fit into a documentary that’s barely an hour long.
Though not every element of The Square works, and frequently gets heavy-handed, it’s hard not to appreciate Ruben Östlund’s sense of humor.
At the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, writer Laura Birnbaum recalls the wonderful films she was able to see.
