Widows
McQueen’s masterful film is the kind that works on multiple levels simultaneously—as pure pulp entertainment but also as a commentary on how often it feels…
Life Itself
Life Itself loads up plot line on top of plot line to imitate emotional depth, and that kind of narrative manipulation doesn’t work for everyone.
Quincy
This documentary on his life’s work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today.
The Sisters Brothers
Call it a revisionist or an absurdist Western if you will, but Audiard’s film feels both refreshingly new and nostalgically familiar.
CIFF 2018: Preview of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
A sneak peek at this year's Chicago International Film Festival, which runs from October 10-21.
TIFF 2018: Claire Denis Brings High Life to Toronto, Accepts Ebert Tribute
Claire Denis accepts the Golden Thumb at the 2018 Ebert Tribute at TIFF.
TIFF 2018: If Beale Street Could Talk, Widows
On two world premieres from two Oscar nominees, Barry Jenkins and Steve McQueen. They also happen to be two of the best films of 2018.
TIFF 2018: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, Climax, In Fabric, Freaks
On four films from the Midnight Madness program at TIFF, including new works from Gaspar Noe and Peter Strickland.
White Boy Rick
A story half-told.
TIFF 2018: Maya, Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, Skin
On three more TIFF premieres about identity.
TIFF 2018: Green Book, First Man, Hotel Mumbai
On three very different films from TIFF 2018 that fall into one of the most popular categories of this fest every year, the true story.
