Indie Essentials: Greta Gerwig
There’s no one in modern cinema quite like Greta Gerwig. Not only is she one of our great screen beauties, she’s also one of the most uninhibited comedians since Lucille […]
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“Before Midnight” Takes Series to New Level
The exhilaration of intoxicating conversation tinged with romantic desire reverberates through Richard Linklater’s “Before” series. Taken altogether, it is surely one of the great romances ever to grace the silver […]
Martha P. Nochimson on “David Lynch Swerves”
Cinephiles, prepare to have your minds blown. The new book by acclaimed film critic and writer, Martha P. Nochimson, does a brilliant job of altering and revitalizing our understanding of […]
Michael Cera Directs “Brazzaville Teen-Ager”
It may sound rather odd that Charles Grodin would choose to make his first film appearance since 2006 in a viral short directed by Michael Cera—that is, until you realize […]
Marty Schousboe, Morgan Lord and Shane Simmons on “Party Time Party Time”
A legion of improv artists numbering over 50 have sunk their comedic choppers into “Party Time Party Time,” a Chicago-based “melanchomedy” from directors Marty Schousboe and Morgan Lord. Though production […]
Kate Lyn Sheil on “Sun Don’t Shine,” “Green”
Some actors have trouble making more than a few feature films in the span of two years. Kate Lyn Sheil has made 16 of them, and has seven projects currently […]
Kentucker Audley on “Sun Don’t Shine,” NoBudge Films
There are few people as committed to creating and championing independent cinema as Memphis-based filmmaker Kentucker Audley. His site, NoBudge Films, offers cinephiles access to a rich and varied array […]
Indie Essentials: Tilda Swinton
Attending this year’s Ebertfest was tremendously moving for a multitude of reasons. I loved experiencing an uncompromising artwork with a thousand cinephiles eager to take the plunge. I loved observing […]
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 […]
CCFF Preview: Emily Hagins on “Grow Up, Tony Phillips”
The first-ever Chicago Critics Film Festival has a great deal of cinematic goodies in store for cinephiles this weekend, from acclaimed indies like Sarah Polley’s “Stories We Tell” and James […]
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