Salute These Shorts
One of the great unexpected pleasures of the first-ever Chicago Critics Film Festival was its rich and varied assortment of short subjects curated by critic Collin Souter. Though I missed […]
Category Archives: Indie Spotlight
Ode to My Hero, Roger Ebert
It’s fitting that the film scheduled to screen for Chicago film critics tomorrow is “To the Wonder,” the latest film from Terrence Malick, a filmmaker that Roger Ebert adored. The […]
The Greatest: Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis
When Meryl Streep presented Daniel Day-Lewis with his third Oscar (making him the first performer in history to receive three Best Actor statuettes) on last month’s telecast, I suddenly realized […]
David Lynch: A Surrealist Symphony in Four Movements
Robert Altman always referred to his enormously diverse body of work as “one big movie.” Precisely how Altman interpreted the linkage between each of his distinctive pictures is left for […]
Top Ten Performances in a Christopher Guest Film
Watching Christopher Guest’s comic masterpiece “Best in Show” with my high school theatre troupe was an experience akin to a little league team watching their baseball heroes triumph in a […]
Indie Flashback: Rachel Getting Married
As yet another silly awards season kicks into hyper-drive, it’s important to remember that the vast majority of films vying for accolades will be blissfully forgotten soon after February 24th. […]
Top Twenty Films of 2012: Part II
Contrary to what the Academy may have you believe, the year’s best films aren’t always released during November and December. In fact, one of the pictures in my top ten […]
Top Twenty Films of 2012: Part I
If Oscar season proves anything, it’s that there are more artists eligible for nominations than any critic’s group or awards ceremony could possibly encompass. As a proud member of the […]
Philip K. Dick Festival Runs Dec. 7-9
New York cinephiles have a treat in store for them this week. From Friday, December 7th, through Sunday, December 9th, the first ever Philip K. Dick International Film Festival of […]
Same Old Song: 8 Great Reuses of Movie Music
Quentin Tarantino was once quoted saying that no filmmaker should use a song that has already been powerfully featured in a previous picture. The irony is that Tarantino recycles iconic […]
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