Booksmart
A stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack.
Barbara Scharres
Barbara Scharres is the Director of Programming at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a public program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
In this capacity she is the artistic director for one of the largest cultural exhibition programs of world cinema in North America. She has published articles and criticism in film magazines and journals including American Cinematographer, Film Comment, Chicago Reader, Variety, and the Chicago Sun-Times, and has contributed to books including Hong Kong Babylon, edited by Fred Dannen.
Scharres was named a "Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts" by the Chicago Tribune three times, in 1989, 1991, and 1999. In 2006, the French government awarded her one of its highest honors by designating her a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her role in advancing French culture through cinema.
Cannes 2019: Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo, Sibyl, It Must Be Heaven
Reviews from the Cannes Film Festival of the latest by Abdellatif Kechiche, Justine Triet, and Elia Suleiman.
Cannes 2019: Palme des Whiskers
Headline in the New Cat Times: “Cannes Film Festival Bans Feline Actors!” “Eek, how did I not see this before we got on the plane?” squeals Siamese beauty Nico, stretched out on her seat on Air Felix. “You were too busy preening in the mirror,” says her housemate Chubbs. “Well, your scruffy striped coat could use a little of that,” she snaps, her paws trembling with rage as she reads the shocking report.
Cannes 2019: The Traitor, Oh Mercy
Two more premieres from Cannes - new films from Marco Bellocchio & Arnaud Desplechin.
Cannes 2019: Frankie, Parasite, Matthias & Maxime
A review of three Cannes premieres.
Cannes 2019: Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
A review of the newest film by Quentin Tarantino.
Cannes 2019: Young Ahmed, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Adam
A dispatch on new films by the Dardennes and Celine Sciamma.
Cannes 2019: A Hidden Life, The Whistlers
A review of new films by Terrence Malick and Corneliu Porumboiu.
Cannes 2019: The Wild Goose Lake, Jeanne
On two more world premieres from Cannes 2019.
Cannes 2019: Pain and Glory, Little Joe
On two competition films from Cannes 2019.
Cannes 2019: Sorry We Missed You
A review of the new Ken Loach movie.
