I’m Your Man
A film that defies its set-up as a familiar, quirky rom-com to become something deeper and more poignant about the human condition.
Festivals & Awards
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.
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.
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.
TIFF 2021: A Torontonian’s Take on a Tumultuous TIFF
A recap of the very unusual 2021 TIFF from a local critic.
TIFF 2021: A Hero, Drive My Car, Sundown
On three international films from TIFF, including the latest from Asghar Farhadi.
TIFF 2021: Table of Contents
An updating table of contents for our coverage of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2021: You Are Not My Mother, Zalava, DASHCAM
On three Midnight Madness films from TIFF, including two of the best horror films of the year.
TIFF 2021: Listening to Kenny G, Becoming Cousteau, Jagged
On three profile docs from TIFF 2021 about Kenny G, Jacques Cousteau, and Alanis Morisette.
Reeling Film Festival 2021 Preview: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story, North by Current and Three More Highlights
A preview of the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, featuring reviews of “Boulevard! A Hollywood Story,” “Firebird,” “Jump, Darling,” “Sweetheart” and “North by Current.”
TIFF 2021: The Survivor, Montana Story, Lakewood
On three very serious dramas from TIFF, including ones starring Ben Foster and Naomi Watts.
TIFF 2021: Astel, The Gravedigger’s Wife, Saloum
Marya E. Gates reviews three more gems from the Toronto International Film Festival’s African cinema programming.
TIFF 2021: The Rescue, Attica, Hold Your Fire
On three of the best docs of 2021 from Toronto.
TIFF 2021: Encounter, Earwig, Inexorable
On three films from TIFF, including one starring Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed.
TIFF 2021: Benediction, The Forgiven, The Humans
On three films from TIFF, including the latest from master Terence Davies.
TIFF 2021: Neptune Frost, Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), Lingui The Sacred Bonds
On three African films that premiered at TIFF this year.
TIFF 2021: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Belfast, Colin in Black and White
On three very different biographical projects from TIFF.
TIFF 2021: Violet, A Banquet, Kicking Blood
On three unsettling films from TIFF 2021, including the latest from Olivia Munn.
