non-illustrated

  In the new film LUXOR, there are two compelling sights to see, both, arguably, on the side of the exotic. One is Egypt’s famed city; the other is the face of lead actress Andrea [...]

The time period of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 is the backdrop for filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s latest film entitled NOMADLAND, but it’s hard to imagine one that would feel more in tune with the [...]

Certain crimes stick in our collective craw, often because they remain unsolved. Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer, the assassination of JFK, these unsolved cases have fascinated armchair [...]

Mary Rodgers’s durable children’s novel Freaky Friday has yielded oodles of screen interpretations including four done by the Walt Disney Corporation alone. The newest take on the material [...]

There are many components of the new film MANK to admire, from its cinematography and editing techniques emulating 40’s style filmmaking to Gary Oldman’s wry, lead performance as screenwriter [...]

The new horror film COME PLAY does so many things right in the genre, it’s almost as shocking as some of the scares within it. The movie refreshes tired tropes, infuses wit and suspense into [...]

  Is there a more daring or dangerous comic than Sacha Baron Cohen working today? Since his Ali G days, the Englishman has been playing “Gotcha!” with various stuffed shirts, primarily in [...]

  Few films get darker than THE COLUMNIST, a twisted revenge tale that also serves as a middle finger to social media. Playing as part of the Chicago International Film Festival this week, [...]

Writer Roald Dahl’s work THE WITCHES must have felt like catnip to filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. Dahl’s story has all the hallmarks of the majority of Zemeckis’ best movies: vivid characters, an [...]

A strict music teacher shames an unremarkable student by impugning her lack of fire. When she asks why he thinks her twin sister is a better pianist, the teacher replies, “Because she plays like [...]