A heist film populated almost entirely by dunderheads; very funny.
A furious and often terrifying documentary about the militarization of US police.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"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…
Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" wins the Palme d'Or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
Barbara Scharres on the cats of Cannes 2016.
An article about Hillary Clinton's historic nomination as the first female presidential candidate and the most qualified
An article about the upcoming premiere of Issa Rae's HBO series, "Insecure," in Chicago.
A comparison between the recent version of "Ben-Hur" and the classic 1959 version by William Wyler.
A table of contents for Omer M. Mozaffar's four-part essay series on Islam in Western cinema.
An article about "Life Itself" streaming for free until Friday, October 7th.
A review of HBO's "Westworld," starring Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris and many more.
Reviews of TIFF 2015 selections "Downriver," "We Monsters," "Homesick" and "Keeper."
A critic dreams about the return of HBO's "Deadwood."
