CIFF 2016: “Bright Lights,” “Raw,” “I, Daniel Blake”
A CIFF 2016 dispatch on Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom’s “Bright Lights,” Julia Ducournau’s “Raw,” and Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake.”
Festivals & Awards
Stepping Into a Dreamland: A Recap of the 2016 Middleburg Film Festival
A look at this past weekend’s Middleburg Film Festival in Middleburg, VA.
Steve McQueen Honored at Chicago International Film Festival
A report on filmmaker Steve McQueen’s Q&A at the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival.
CIFF 2016: “Destined”
A review of Destined from the Chicago International Film Festival.
Video: University of Illinois Ebert Fellows Attend First Film Festival
A video chronicling the Ebert Fellows’ visit to the Chicago International Film Festival.
CIFF 2016: “Miles,” “Among Wolves,” “The View from Tall”
A CIFF 2016 dispatch on Nathan Adloff’s “Miles,” Shawn Convey’s “Among Wolves” and Cailtin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s “The View from Tall.”
CIFF 2016: “The Salesman” & “Neruda”
A dispatch from CIFF on new films by Pablo Larrain and Asghar Farhadi.
Personal Narratives Fuel this Year’s Best Actress Race
A look at this year’s competition for Best Actress.
NYFF 2016: “The Lost City of Z”
A piece from NYFF on the latest from James Gray, starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson.
CIFF 2016: “Paterson”
A review from the Chicago International Film Festival of Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson.”
CIFF 2016: “A Mere Breath,” “The Student”
A CIFF 2016 dispatch on Monica Lãzurean-Gorgan’s “A Mere Breath” and Kirill Serebrennikov’s “The Student.”
CIFF 2016: “Imperfections,” “24 Weeks”
A CIFF 2016 dispatch on David Singer’s “Imperfections” and Anne Zohra Berrached’s “24 Weeks.”
CIFF 2016 Preview: 35 Films to See
A list of films and special events to check out when attending this year’s Chicago International Film Festival.
NYFF 2016: “20th Century Women”
A review of Mike Mills’ latest from the New York Film Festival.
CIFF 2016: Movies We’ve Seen at Previous Fests
We’ve got a head start in our coverage of the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival with these films we’ve previously reviewed.
13th
The film builds its case piece by shattering piece, inspiring levels of shock and outrage that stun the viewer, leaving one shaken and disturbed before closing out on a visual note of hope designed to keep us on the hook as advocates for change.
NYFF 2016: Preview of the 54th New York Film Festival
A preview of the 54th New York Film Festival, including “Son of Joseph,” “The Rehearsal,” “Graduation,” “Sieranevada” and much more.
Deepwater Horizon
Everything here feels routine—more like an inevitability than a work of art or even a piece of entertainment.
The Magnificent Seven
Rarely have so many charismatic actors been used in a film that feels quite as soulless as Antoine Fuqua’s update of The Magnificent Seven.
