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CIFF 2024: Compensation, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Save the Children
On three restorations from the Chicago International Film Festival this year, all focused on the Black experience.
Breakfast Is Served—Again: Alan Rudolph on the reissue of “Breakfast of Champions”
An interview with the filmmaker of the then-reviled Kurt Vonnegut adaptation, now reclaimed and rereleased via Shout! Studios.
10 Great Horror Films from 2024 (and Where to Watch Them)
10 of the best horror films of 2024 and where to watch them this Halloween week.
CIFF 2024: On the Legacy and Importance of The Spook Who Sat by the Door
A look back at the seminal Blaxploitation classic, now given new life with a 4K restoration.
Netflix’s Sharp “The Diplomat” Offers Escapism for Political Junkies
A review of the second season of Netflix’s The Diplomat.
The World Isn’t As Funny Now: Teri Garr (1944-2024)
A tribute to the legendary Teri Garr, star of Young Frankenstein, Mr. Mom, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Tootsie, and so many more.
CIFF 2024: Vermiglio, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Super Happy Forever
A dispatch of some international faves that come from this year’s Chicago International Film Festival.
Finding Mr. Christmas: Jonathan Bennett on Hallmark’s New Reality Competition
Hallmark Christmas movie star Jonathan Bennett tells us about the new reality competition to find the next Hallmark Christmas hunk.
Home Entertainment Guide: October 2024
The latest and greatest on streaming and Blu-ray, including About Dry Grasses, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Twisters.
Classic Horror Characters Get Arcade Treatment in Clever “RetroRealms”
A review of a fun new arcade game based on two iconic franchises.
Let the Game Begin: “Saw” at 20
A look back at the seminal trap-horror franchise, two decades (and a spate of sequels) on.
André Holland Talks Deleted Scenes from “42”
A report from this weekend’s tribute to the star of Moonlight and Exhibiting Forgiveness.
“Until Dawn” Returns in Impressive Remastered Edition
The latest remaster goes to Sony’s influential and entertaining Until Dawn.
CIFF 2024: Color Book, Transplant, Alpha
On three very different films from this year’s Chicago International Film Festival.
CIFF 2024: The Knife, Okie, Bliss
A dispatch of three dramas from the Chicago International Film Festival.
The Avengers of Hunks: Jonathan Bennett, Tyler Hynes, and B.J. Britt on Hallmark’s Groomsmen Trilogy
The Holy Trinity of Hallmark hunks discusses the network’s new male-centered romcom trilogy.
Billy Crystal Struggles to Clarify Apple TV+’s Haunting New Horror Series “Before”
It’s disjointed in its best moments and flat-out bad in its worst, and by the end of the series, it feels like a waste of time.
Silence As Salvation: The Quiet Femmes of Modern Horror
The women in these films work alone to grapple with the mystery and horror surrounding them, or within them, in what is a little evolution and revolution unto itself.
A Master of Subtle Function: Cinematographer Dick Pope (1947-2024)
A tribute to the acclaimed cinematographer, responsible for many of Mike Leigh’s most striking depictions of the mundane.
