Sundance 2020 Announces Competition, Midnight, Premiere Titles and More
A look ahead at the 118 features that will be competing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Festivals & Awards
AFI Fest 2019: Highlights From Around the World
A recap of the best of the 2019 AFI Film Festival.
Knives Out
Directing a wildly charismatic cast who are all-in on what he’s doing, Johnson confidently stays a step or two ahead of his audience, leaving them breathless but satisfied at the end.
AFI Fest 2019: Richard Jewell
An early review of Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell out of AFI Fest.
Black Cinema to be Celebrated by the Critics Choice Association at December 2nd Ceremony Honoring Murphy, Long, Ejiofor and Lemmons
An article about the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema scheduled for Monday, December 2nd, in Los Angeles.
Waves
This is a deeper and more profound film than your average character drama, a masterpiece that’s hard to walk away from without checking your own grievances and grief.
Chicago Journalists Association Upholds Journalistic Excellence at its 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner on November 15th
An article on the Chicago Journalists Association’s 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner to be held Friday, November 15th, where Cheryl Burton will get the Lifetime Achievement Award and other awards for journalistic excellence will be given.
Marriage Story
Baumbach is not interested in a film that tells every story of divorce, he wants to get this one exactly right.
Richard Roeper to Receive the Roger Ebert Award at AAFCA’s Special Achievement Awards Luncheon
An article about the African American Film Critics Association’s (AAFCA) Honorees at the Special Achievement Awards Luncheon to be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
Telling the Story: Francois Ozon on By the Grace of the God
An interview with Francois Ozon.
Ebertfest Film Festival 2020 Passes On Sale November 1st
An announcement of passes going on sale Friday, November 1st, for the next Ebertfest Film Festival that takes place April 15-18, 2020, in Champaign, Illinois.
Fantastic Fungi Runs October 18-24 at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center
An article about the week-long run of Louie Schwartzberg’s documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” at Chicago Gene Siskel Film Center.
The Lighthouse
It’s not just a film about two people on the edge of sanity, it uses sound design and filmmaking tools to push you there too.
Jojo Rabbit
It’s clear that success has allowed Waititi to hire all the right people to execute his vision. And yet I left Jojo Rabbit thinking that the exact purpose and depth of that vision remained blurry.
TIFF 2019: The Kingmaker, Desert One, Collective
The Toronto International Film Festival had no shortages of movies where facts won out over fictional narratives.
CIFF 2019: Preview of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival
An extensive preview of the films being shown at the 55th annual Chicago International Film Festival.
NYFF 2019: A Year of Milestones
This year’s festival was one of the strongest I’ve ever witnessed.
NYFF 2019: Varda by Agnes, He Walked by Night, 45 Seconds of Laughter, Dodsworth
A report on four films, new and old, from the final days of the New York Film Festival.
The Cotton Club Encore
It’s unfortunate that the late Gregory Hines didn’t live long enough to see his role restored to its original glory, but The Cotton Club Encore reminds us how much of a triple threat he was.
