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 …
2024
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, …
Movie Review: Martha
Influencer culture has taken hold of the United States in 2024. Many people point to maybe the Kardashians, perhaps Paris Hilton, for where patient zero …
Movie Review: The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
It’s amazing how many Count of Monte Cristo adaptations there are. Movies. TV miniseries. Even the Wachowskis and Guy Fawkes. Someone always finds something new …
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC): 2024 Windie Awards Nominations!
Hi all, the critic group I am in, Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) has announced their nominations for the best of the film world in 2024! …