Movie Review: I’m Still Here
If there were a subtitle for I’m Still Here, it would be A Family Affair. Every Brazilian family was affected by the military dictatorship that …
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Movie Review: The Girl With the Needle
Great movies are a balance between art and entertainment. Most movies tread too far into the “entertainment” category, sucking any and all personality from a …
Movie Review: Sugarcane
I have family members and friends who have known someone who had survived the Holocaust and concentration camps. I’d ask my younger friends if they …
Movie Review: The Room Next Door
Poor Pedro Almodovar. He lives out his feelings in his work. The Room Next Door shows us he’s really worried about death, and how he’s …
Movie Review: Hard Truths
I run hot and cold with Mike Leigh’s films. If you’re not sucked into his world, the slow burn of his stories is gonna fell …
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Windies Award Winners Announced!
See below, CIC (the critic organization I’m in) announced their winners yesterday! January 17, 2025: MUBI’S THE SUBSTANCE WINS BIG AT THE 2024 WINDIE AWARDS …
Movie Review: How to Have Sex
On my spring break trip in 2008, a bunch of us were gearing up for a kickass week of craziness and maybe a sexual escapade …
Movie Review: All We Imagine As Light
One of the joys of the awards season push is seeing what other countries have to offer besides the United States. Not only are we …
Movie Review: September 5
My parents were glued to the screen. I definitely saw the footage and the Spielberg movie around the event. The 1972 Olympic massacre is one …
Movie Review: The Brutalist
Movie Icarus, 2024 has arrived! Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist for a long time felt like it was going to be our next great American epic, …