Maps to the Stars
David Cronenberg's film of Bruce Wagner's Hollywood satire-nightmare turns ludicrous situations into operatic tragedy.
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The Lazarus Effect
The Lazarus Effect is such a limp excuse for a horror movie that it cannot even get a rise out of a couple of kids…
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Ballad of Narayama
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Monsieur Hire
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
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"The Homestretch": A Review by Briana Williams
A review of "The Homestretch" by Chicago Urban League student Briana Williams.
"The Homestretch": A Review by Olivia Okocha
A review of "The Homestretch" by Chicago Urban League student Olivia Okocha.
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Columbia/Urban League "Smile" Reviews: Table of Contents | Chaz's Blog
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"Smile": A Review by Matthew Reilly | Chaz's Blog
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"Smile": A Review by Brandon Towns | Chaz's Blog
The Unloved, Part Fifteen: "The Lone Ranger" & "Heaven's Gate"
This month's Unloved looks at two films deemed disasters: Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" and Gore Verbinski's "The Lone Ranger"
"The Homestretch": A Review by Briana Williams
A review of "The Homestretch" by Chicago Urban League student Briana Williams.
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"The Homestretch": A Review by Olivia Okocha | Chaz's Blog
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Notes on watching "Aliens" for the first time again, with a bunch of kids | MZS
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A Very Particular Set of Skills: A Look at the "Taken" Saga
An FFC looks at the "Taken" saga.
Film Independent: Richard Linklater
Writer/director Richard Linklater and editor Sandra Adair discuss "Boyhood" as part of the Film Independent Directors Close-Up series.
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Film Independent: Damien Chazelle | Far Flungers
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Film Independent Directors Close-Ups: Ava DuVernay | Far Flungers
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They're All Gonna Laugh At You: The "Carrie" Remake | Far Flungers
Bad Behavior Continues TV Domination with “American Crime,” “CSI:Cyber,” “Broadchurch”
Crime dramas continue to dominate with the premieres of American Crime & CSI: Cyber and the return of Broadchurch.
Thumbnails 3/2/15
Leonard Nimoy's final words of wisdom; Cronenberg on the hardest film he's made; Audiences favor diversity; Reality TV retrospective; What "Amadeus" gets wrong.
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