Visionary Deathloop Plays with Gaming Structure and Expectations
A review of the new Bethesda and Arkane game Deathloop.
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La Brea Seeks to Give New Life to NBC Lineup
A review of La Brea, premiering tomorrow night, September 28th.
NYFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Festival Highlights
Thoughts on the best of the New York Film Festival, including Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
First Four Laika Releases Get Special Edition Blu-rays
On four new special edition releases of the first four Laika films, all great.
Apple TV+’s Foundation is An Ambitious, Sprawling Sci-Fi Event
A review of the first season of Foundation, which premieres on September 24 on AppleTV+.
Ahead of His Time: Melvin Van Peebles (1932-2021)
A tribute to the legendary Melvin Van Peebles.
Chicago LIVE Again! Festival To Take Place September 24th & 25th at Navy Pier
An article about Chicago LIVE Again! Festival, which will take place on Friday, September 24th, and Saturday, September 25th, at Navy Pier.
Abe Lincoln No Malice Awards Celebrate Young Filmmakers At Shakespeare Theater
An article about the Abraham Lincoln No Malice Film Awards given to celebrate young filmmakers ages 11-21 at their red carpet debut at Chicago’s Shakespeare Theater, The Yard at Navy Pier.
Venice Without Her
A contributor looks back at attending the Venice Film Festival following the death of his wife.
Creative Final Season of Dear White People is For the Fans
A review of the fourth and final season of Netflix’s Dear White People.
That Space Between Awake and Asleep: Rebekah Del Rio on the Twentieth Anniversary of Mulholland Dr.
An interview with Rebekah Del Rio, the singer/songwriter memorably featured in David Lynch’s “Mulholland Dr.” and “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
57th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Schedule; Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch to Open
The Chicago International Film Festival runs from October 13-24, 2021.
Something Significant to Say About the Black Experience: Maya Cade on the Black Film Archive
Maya Cade talks about the Black Film Archive, a collection of films from 1915-1979 that have “something significant to say about the Black experience.”
Nashville Film Festival 2021 Preview: Invisible, Clara Sola and Four More Highlights
A preview of the 2021 Nashville Film Festival, featuring reviews of “Invisible,” “Hard Luck Love Song,” “Porcupine,” “The First Step,” “Clara Sola” and “The Humans.”
TIFF 2021: Beba, All My Puny Sorrows, To Kill the Beast
A TIFF dispatch on three world premieres.
American Pastime: On the Sustained Power of Field of Dreams
A Far-Flung correspondent explains what Field of Dreams means to him.
TIFF 2021: A Torontonian’s Take on a Tumultuous TIFF
A recap of the very unusual 2021 TIFF from a local critic.
