Comedy
The Ugly Stepsister
Blichfieldt’s “burn it all down” approach creates turbulence and upset while walking over very well-trod ground.
New Reviews
The Shrouds
Matt Zoller Seitz
Dead Mail
Katie Rife
It Feeds
Simon Abrams
Invention
Monica Castillo
Sneaks
Nell Minow
The President’s Wife
Peyton Robinson
Queens of Drama
Zachary Lee
The Wedding Banquet
Tomris Laffly
Coastal
Peter Sobczynski
The Legend of Ochi
Brian Tallerico
Sinners
Robert Daniels
Without Arrows
Matt Zoller Seitz
From the blog
Interviews
Defined In Isolation: Ryan Coogler on “Sinners”
Interviews
The Dream Within the Fairy Tale: Emilie Blichfeldt on “The Ugly Stepsister”
Festivals & Awards
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2025: Highlights of a Creative Force
TV/Streaming
The CW’s “Sherlock & Daughter” Appears to be Made for No One
TV/Streaming
Prime Video’s “#1 Happy Family USA” Gives Ramy Youssef the Freedom to Laugh at Post-9/11 Paranoia
MZS
Big Blocks of Fun: A Minecraft Movie
TV/Streaming
In Season 2 of HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder Tries to Save Lives
TV/Streaming
Apple TV’s “Government Cheese” is Almost Great
Interviews
There’s No Catharsis: David Cronenberg on “The Shrouds”
Features
Screen Scholars Assemble in Chicago Despite Culture Warfighters Defunding Universities
Far Flungers
The Day James Bond Movies Died
Festivals & Awards
