There are certain scary films whose only objective is to get the job done. They aren’t usually the cream of the crop or especially thought-provoking, but they have two or […]
As the 56th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off, the majority of this year’s film selections are available to stream online for the duration of the event (October 14-25). In […]
Forced by mishandled pandemics to get creative about presenting an annual film festival, the team at Cinema/Chicago have pieced together eleven days of screenings, Q&As, panels and even networking happy […]
During the month of October, Amazon Prime Video is releasing a quartet of films from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. They’re being promoted as horror films, but by my assessment […]
Needless to say, things for the programmers of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival are a little different in 2020. At the same time, some things never change. Although the […]
In her relatively short career, Australian-borne Ruby Rose has conquered many avenues in entertainment, including modeling, boxing, DJ-ing, and even an MTV VJ in her home country. And then of […]
One of the great things about Netflix snapping up some of the best films of the year is how easily the platform can make an incredible film available to millions. […]
There’s no shortage of true crime documentaries on streaming services lately, films and mini-series that chronicle the ins and outs of murders and heists and frauds that audiences eat up […]
As blockbuster after blockbuster gets bumped to 2021—or in some cases, all the way to 2022—film fans have the opportunity to discover movies that in other years might’ve been overshadowed […]
Two years ago, writer/director Jim Cummings released his feature film Thunder Road, an oddly charming and funny drama about a police officer (played by the filmmaker) having a breakdown after […]
Someone genuinely trusts director Tim Hill with family-friendly entertainment. Not only is he also the director behind the COVID-delayed The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (based on the TV […]
You may not have your eyes trained on filmmaker Tim Hill’s newest release, The War with Grandpa (based on the very popular 1984 kids book by Robert Kimmel Smith, and […]