Prime Video’s The Peripheral is a Sci-fi Slog
A review of the new Prime Video series The Peripheral, premiering on October 21st.
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Henry Selick on Wendell & Wild, Collaborating with Jordan Peele, Making Supernatural Social Commentary, and More
An interview with co-writer/director Henry Selick about his new stop-motion animation film, Wendell & Wild.
Documentary Now Finally Returns with Wonderful Fourth Season
A review of the fourth season of IFC’s Documentary Now!
I Won’t Know If I’m Coming or Going: Rodrigo García on Nine Lives and His Latest Film, Raymond & Ray
An interview with Rodrigo García, writer/director of 2005’s “Nine Lives” and this year’s “Raymond & Ray.”
Writing Inside Out: Charlotte Wells on Aftersun
An interview with Charlotte Wells, writer/director of the acclaimed Aftersun.
CIFF 2022: King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones, Art and Pep, The Big Payback
On three local-themed docs from the Chicago International Film Festival.
NYFF 2022: Return to Seoul, She Said, Exterior Night
A dispatch from the NY Film Festival with the latest from Marco Bellocchio.
CIFF 2022: A Compassionate Spy, Sick
A report on the opening night of CIFF 2022, including the latest from Steve James.
The Protein of It All: A Conversation with Tamara Jenkins, BendFilm Festival’s Indie Woman of the Year
An interview with acclaimed filmmaker Tamara Jenkins, BendFilm Festival’s Indie Woman of the Year.
NYFF 2022: Personality Crisis: One Night Only, A Cooler Climate, Is That Black Enough for You?!?
On three documentaries that premiered at NYFF, including one by Martin Scorsese.
Freevee’s High School Richly Shows Tegan & Sara’s Coming of Age
A review of the new Tegan and Sara Quin series High School, airing on Freevee on October 14.
Love is a Form of Resistance: Chinonye Chukwu & Danielle Deadwyler on Till
An interview with the star and co-writer/director of Till.
Preview of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival
An extensive look at will be screening at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, which takes place from October 12-23.
Take the Trip to Apple TV’s Daring Shantaram
A review of the new Apple TV+ show starring Charlie Hunnam and Alexander Siddig.
Ebert Center Launched at University of Illinois with Lecture on Friday, October 28, in Champaign-Urbana
An article about the launch of The Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the University of Illinois-UIUC with an inaugural Ebert Lecture featuring Mark Williams, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Dartmouth.
We’ll Meet Again: Watching Rocky Horror in the 2020s
A critic revisits The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time years and reports on the experience.
NYFF 2022: Coma, Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Enys Men
On three films from NYFF, including the latest from Bertrand Bonello.
NYFF 2022: Against Time, The Novelist’s Film, Pacifiction
On three films from NYFF, including an outstanding short.
