Film Reviews
Andrew Emerson reports from the Chicago International Film Festival with seven reviews of big international festival hits and some smaller, indie gems.
The first week of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival has come to a close, so let’s take time to recap some of the films that screened during this week.
Zombieland: Double Tap is a funny, but unnecessary sequel to the 2009 zom-com from Ruben Fleischer. Maria Lattila reviews.
Lost Bayou captures the personality and unique features of the bayou through its engaging story, well-developed characters, and beautiful visuals.
A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish follows the classic Cinderella motif with a few changes, some of which work, while others feel too close to countless other adaptations of the fairy tale.
Forgettable and quite boring, The Addams Family is perfectly passable as a children’s film, but not a genre classic.
Not all conversations are deep, some of them are about trivial everyday things. But in Grass, every conversation is an intricate miniature story.
The NFFTY is scheduled to end on October 27, 2019, with these last seven short features: Virgencita, Green, Men Helping Women, Winner of Peace, Charley Horse, The Best is Yet to Come and Lavender.
Ahead of its presentation at the Downtown LA Film Festival, we spoke to Zenon Samuels about his short film Survive.
An insufferable venture that completely misses the mark, despite the strong material, Vita & Virginia is nothing short of a disaster.
In his third report from the second annual Film Fest 919, Josh Martin reviews Clemency, The Aeronauts and The Two Popes.
Color Out of Space heralds Richard Stanley’s return, a man given short shrift and who has a great eye for throwback horror and truly creepy cinema.
Glass Cabin is a delectable little horror short reaching into the depths of the human mind, a mind that cannot be trusted.
If you’re willing to take a chance and join Eggers, Pattinson, and Dafoe on their very weird journey, you’ll find it’s worth the trip.
Despite Nat Wolff’s outstanding performance, those interseted in The Kill Team are better off sticking with the documentary.