Telluride 2019: Ford v. Ferrari, Uncut Gems, Marriage Story
A review of three premieres from Telluride.
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Weak Storytelling Hampers Man of Medan
A review of a new cinematic video game, Man of Medan.
Twelve Thumbs-Up Films from the Venice Film Festival
An overview of twelve films in the 2019 Venice Film Festival that get my thumbs-up vote.
Venice 2019: Roman Polanski’s J’Accuse
A review of the new film by Roman Polanski, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Thumbnails 8/30/19
Floor Adams on “Mind My Mind”; Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan; Movie Spoilers; Julia Louis-Dreyfus on “Veep”; Magic of the McHenry Outdoor Theater.
Not Screened For Critics: Remembering a Very Special Labor Day
An appreciation of three films that opened on Labor Day 2006 that weren’t screened for critics but have developed quite a following of their own.
John Travolta on The Fanatic, Rapping While in Character, His Embrace of Instagram and More
An interview with John Travolta about his performance in the new Fred Durst horror film, The Fanatic.
Venice Film Festival Preview 2019
What to expect from Venice Film Festival coverage over the next week.
Alone in the Dark: Sady Doyle on Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers
An interview with author Sady Doyle.
Amazon’s Carnival Row is a Messy, Satisfying Distraction
A review of the new Amazon series Carnival Row, which premieres with its eight-episode season on Friday, August 30.
The Pain Needs to Mean Something: On Horror and Grief
A personal essay on loss and horror films as part of the grieving process.
Buy What Showtime is Selling in On Becoming a God in Central Florida
A review of Showtime’s great On Becoming a God in Central Florida.
Music Box Memories: A Legendary Theatre Celebrates 90 Years
Our Managing Editor and staff give some love to Music Box on its 90th birthday.
Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Ranks Among the All-Time Great Fantasy Epics
A review of Netflix’s astonishing The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
Home Entertainment Guide: August 22, 2019
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Amazing Grace, Avengers: Endgame, and Shadow.
Andrew Davis and The Fugitive Return To Chicago
An article about The Fugitive returning to Chicago’s Music Box Theatre for the venue’s 90th anniversary.
The Story of Richard Williams and His Unfinished Fairy Tale, The Thief and the Cobbler
A tribute to the late Canadian-British animator Richard Williams, and an ode to his unfinished fairy tale, The Thief and the Cobbler.
On Jacqueline Audry’s Newly Restored Lost Queer Cinema Classic, Olivia
Audry’s work challenged social constructs dictating how a woman should behave and desire, in part motivated by how she was treated within the industry.
Bright Wall/Dark Room August 2019: A Treadmill to Nowhere By Julia Selinger
The August excerpt from BWDR is on Clue.
