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Watching “The Insider” in 2026: How Comparisons Compel Us to Protect Democracy
Michael Mann’s masterpiece hits differently given the recent drama at 60 Minutes.
Heart of the Beast
When the movie is giving us time with its actual flesh-and-blood components, “Heart of the Beast” is consistently moving.
Never After Dark
Boyle and his collaborators take a few jarring creative shortcuts and by-passes, but pull off most of what they attempt.
10 Queer Titles to Look Out For At the 2026 Reeling International Film Festival
A preview of what’s to come at the latest edition of Chicago’s preeminent LGBTQIA+ film festival.
“Chad Powers” Remains a Ludicrous, Warm-Hearted Show in Season 2
No, it doesn’t make any sense. But rehabilitating a selfish failure who’s finally ready to change feels so good.
Jane Schoenbrun’s Queer Horror Cinema of Requiem and Revelation
Jane Schoenbrun has created a cinema that feels similar to a rallying cry.
We Were Warned: On “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at 35
A reappraisal of an action masterpiece on the eve of its re-release.
Locarno 2026: You Don’t Belong Here, Who Is Still Alive, Sixteen Moments of My Life, Letter From My Village
Four wide-ranging films playing Locarno.
Gorgeous Platformer “Duskfade” Has Echoes of “Kingdom Hearts”
A new 3D platformer drops to remind players what they love about the genre.
How I Spent Another Summer Vacation At The Drive-In
Another annual trip around the drive-ins of the Midwest, and the charms contained therein.
Prophecy is Ragged and Dirty: David Cronenberg’s “Crash” Turns 30
On Cronenberg’s auto-eroticism three decades on, and how it matches his career-long preoccupation with sex and death.
The People from the Sea: How “The Odyssey” is About America
A reading of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster as a commentary on the current state of America.
Movies Aren’t Therapy: “Mike Mills” on Parents, Children, and Filmmaking
Mike Mills looks back on the broader context of his career and to ponder whether the kids are truly all right.
Everything for Someone: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Part 2
Ebenezer, spaceships, and Leonard Maltin mark our latest dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con.
Hot Spot
Feels content to cycle through its hallucinogenic, albeit stylish, beats with the hazy remembrance of a dream.
A Home Away from Home: Goodbye to the Lake Street Screening Room
A loving ode to a place that shaped Chicago film criticism.
With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
On how horror shaped Christopher Nolan’s masterful epic.
