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The newest from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival this past week and it was notable for a host of reasons. For starters, it’s [...]

Anytime anyone tells a story about the hidden workings of the Catholic Church, you know it’s probably not going to be a flattering picture of the church. The new film CONCLAVE, based on the 2016 [...]

It’s one thing to examine the films of Alfred Hitchcock, often regarded as the greatest movie director ever, or at least the master of suspense, and it’s another thing to have him narrate a [...]

I almost didn’t want to review ANORA because all the wonders of the film are best left to be discovered by audiences with precious little given away by film critics. Suffice it to say, go to this [...]

Marielle Heller is one of the most accomplished talents in Hollywood. She’s an award-winning director, screenwriter, and actress to boot. Amy Adams is one of our very best actresses, capable of [...]

The actual story behind the new Mohammed Rasoulof film THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG may be more interesting than even the movie’s powerful narrative. The accomplished Iranian filmmaker had already [...]

What makes for an exceedingly memorable romance on screen? Certainly, the writing needs to be smart, the actors need to have chemistry, and the obstacles their characters face should feel like [...]

Many who’ve seen JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX have not been kind online to director Todd Phillips’ sequel. Many of those same folks had little good to say about Phillips’ 2019 commercial and [...]