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Clark Movie Reviews
Blog Posts That Mention Clark
Interviews
Be Smart About the Way You Change: Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice on “Finding Emily”
Interviews
Desire Is the Catalyst: Gregg Araki on “I Want Your Sex”
TV/Streaming
Season Two of “Diarra from Detroit” is Nancy Drew for Grown-Ups
Features
Satirizing and Saluting: Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie” At 50
Black Writers Week
What is the State of the Black Movie Star?
Black Writers Week
To Make People Aware of Something is Great: A Conversation with Maya Cade
Features
The Horror of AI in “Obsession” & “Backrooms”
TV/Streaming
“Daredevil: Born Again” Stays Blind to the Cultural Moment in Season 2
TV/Streaming
Twisty, Funny HBO’s “DTF St. Louis” is an Addictive Watch
Books
Book Excerpt: The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films by Ashley Clark
Tributes
How Come They Don’t Fly Away?: James Ransone (1979-2025)
Features
The Great Craft of 2025
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Line-Up
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2025: Hamlet, Rose of Nevada, No Other Choice
TV/Streaming
Peacock’s “The Paper” Shuffles “The Office”‘s Formula To A Funny, Worthy Spinoff
TV/Streaming
Netflix’s “Leanne” is Predictable Southern Comfort
Features
Once Failed by Hollywood Blockbusters, “Superman” Lets Edi Gathegi Shine
Features
Music to Make A Man Fly: The Power of John Williams’ Theme to “Superman”
Interviews
A Chicago Star: A Conversation with Michael Madsen
Features
The Glorious Year of Morgan Freeman
Interviews
Rescuing a Movie About Angels From the Devil Himself: Kevin Smith on “Dogma”
TV/Streaming
Owen Wilson Brings Clever, Funny “Stick” in Under Par
Tributes
Lookin’s Free: Joe Don Baker (1936-2025)
TV/Streaming
Apple TV+’s “Murderbot” Functions Along Mission Parameters, But Needs To Work Out Some Bugs
Far Flungers
The Day James Bond Movies Died
TV/Streaming
“Daredevil: Born Again” is an Imperfect Interrogation of Our Current Moment
Tributes
I Think Of Them As The Work: Gene Hackman (1930-2025)
Interviews
Talkin’ About His Generation: New Book Chronicles the Making of Millennial Touchstone “Superbad”
Interviews
Female Filmmakers In Focus: Zeinabu irene Davis on “Compensation”
Festivals & Awards
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Ambitious Program
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide: September 2024
TV/Streaming
Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the Boldest Fantasy Show of the Year
Features
The Needle Drop Sessions: Pump Up the Volume & Untamed Heart
Festivals & Awards
Fantasia 2024: Chainsaws Were Singing, Dark Match, Scared Shitless
MZS
Some Material May Be Inappropriate: The PG-13 Rating at 40
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: June 2024
Features
How Cold War Thrillers Expressed Presidential Campaign Concerns
Interviews
The World’s Biggest Jewelry Box: Kristin Joseff on Hollywood’s Favorite Jeweler, Joseff of Hollywood
TV/Streaming
Fated for All: Romanclusivity Captures Our Hearts in Bridgerton and Beyond
MZS
Why Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Remains Unforgettable
TV/Streaming
BET+’s Diarra from Detroit Successfully Blends Comedy & Mystery
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: January 2024
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2024: I Saw the TV Glow, Thelma, Freaky Tales
Festivals & Awards
2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition
TV/Streaming
Max’s Rap Sh!t Returns for a Moody Second Season
Festivals & Awards
Oscar-winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry to Receive the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival’s Inspire Award
Tributes
Time to Rest: Matthew Perry (1969-2023)
Interviews
This Story Doesn’t Stop: Director Raoul Peck on Silver Dollar Road
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2023: Woman of the Hour, Daddio, The New Boy
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2023: Hit Man, Knox Goes Away, Next Goal Wins
TV/Streaming
Apple TV+’s The Changeling Lets Down Its Flawless, Profound Performances
Festivals & Awards
Telluride Film Festival 2023 Highlights
Festivals & Awards
Noir City Returns to the Music Box in Chicago
Tributes
He Did It All: William Friedkin (1935-2023)
Festivals & Awards
Fantasia 2023: River, The Becomers, Aporia
Festivals & Awards
American Black Film Festival: Black Barbie, Gaining Ground, Higher Power
TV/Streaming
Steve McQueen’s Essential Small Axe Joins the Criterion Collection
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2023 Recap: A Photo Journal
Festivals & Awards
Music in the Movies at Ebertfest 2023
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2023: Amber Rubarth and David Heinz Present American Folk, Mickey Shapiro Shares Story of My Name is Sara and More!
Features
Enter an Underrated Gem in Corridor of Mirrors
Features
A Preview of the 2023 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Chaz's Journal
Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville Opens Today in Chicago
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