Although the film isn’t meant to be autobiographical, it probably comes as no surprise that Close to You star/producer Elliot Page has a “Story by” credit for this small and […]
Feeling more like a well-made TV movie of the week than an actual big-screen film, Skincare is the feature debut by director Austin Peters (a popular music video director, who […]
It wasn’t slotted in the Midnight section, but War Game, from directors Jesse Moss (of Girls State) and Tony Gerber, might be one of the most frightening films that premiered at Sundance […]
It’s never a great sign when a film’s protagonist utters the movie’s title in a line of dialogue, however perfectly placed or delivered. Such is the case for It Ends […]
For some, the best news about the new film starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, The Instigators, is that it’s not a sequel to their original pairing, the 2002 Gus […]
This article was written by Anthony Miglieri. It’s that time of year in Chicago. The heat: 80 degrees or higher. The shorts: seven inches or shorter. The resolution: At least […]
There are few films released in the last few years whose authenticity is a priority as much as director Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing, starring Colman Domingo (Rustin) as John “Divine […]
Released under the Hammer Films banner (although I’m not exactly sure what the connection is between this iteration of Hammer Films and the blood-soaked classics from the 1960s-’70s) comes a […]
When I was in my early teens, my family and I made a habit of taking cross-country trips (I grew up in the Washington, DC, area). We’d always take a […]
When a British writer/director takes on the true story of an Irish rap group whose unifying theme and unlikely rise to fame centers on the preservation of the Irish Gaelic […]
Chicago’s largest and longest-running horror convention, Flashback Weekend, is throwing the spotlight on four legendary horror directors and three massive cast reunions for its 2024 outing, August 2-4 at the […]
Examining both the dehumanizing experience of being in prison and the healing power of the creative arts, writer/director Greg Kwedar’s deeply moving drama Sing Sing is based on the real-life […]