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Director Lynne Ramsay’s new film DIE MY LOVE is a tough sit. It’s expertly done from top to bottom, uncompromising in its story of a young married couple’s struggles, and a bold comedy/drama (as [...]

The story at the heart of the new film NUREMBERG is an important one. It’s the little-known story of an army psychiatrist tasked with studying what was left of the Nazi high command after WWII [...]

You don’t have to know the 1891 play Hedda Gabler by Norwegian Henrik Ibsen to enjoy filmmaker Nia DaCostas’ new adaptation of it entitled HEDDA. But it helps. DaCosta has left most of what some [...]

There’s a simmering tension in almost every scene in the new period political thriller THE SECRET AGENT from Brazil. It’s a feeling of dread hanging over every scene and every character, as [...]

Rose Byrne is amongst our best actresses, one who doesn’t get nearly the acclaim that she should. (Not even one Emmy nominations in the three seasons of PHYSICAL on Apple TV +. Unbelievable.) The [...]

Few would approach a biographical film about Franz Kafka with the light touch that filmmaker Agnieszka Holland applies to her latest film FRANZ. (It just had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago [...]

The thinking is likely that the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature has been told so many times that filmmakers are looking for something different to bring to the party. Thus, over [...]

A stellar cast, an acclaimed filmmaker, and a hot button topic. You’d think that such attributes would make for a well-done and timely moviegoing experience. You’d think. AFTER THE HUNT can claim [...]

There is no question that Dwayne Johnson is a movie star, but for those who question whether he’s a terrific actor, one need only to look at how hilarious he was in the JUMANJI action-comedy [...]

Daniel Day-Lewis is back, and his son Ronan Day-Lewis has got him. And while it is a pleasure to see the vaulted actor back on screen after his self-imposed retirement for the last eight years, [...]