Banana Split
The film looks beautiful, using natural locations and available light, all of which creates a real sense of the environment.
Earth, Wind & Fire to Become First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors on December 8th
An article about Chicago native Verdine White, and Earth, Wind & Fire receiving the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 8th.
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.
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.
AFI Fest 2019: Richard Jewell
An early review of Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell out of AFI Fest.
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.
CIFF 2019: The Apollo, The Torch
A report on two of the closing films of CIFF.
