There is an immense assortment of highlights to be savored at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, kicking off Thursday, October 12th, and running through Thursday, October 26th. I am […]
The following review was written by master video essayist Nelson Carvajal of Free Cinema Now. It’s hard to write about “The Florida Project” without writing about Florida itself. As I […]
Ever since she moved to Los Angeles last year, I have been following the career of Emer Kinsella with great interest. She is a composer and experimental violinist who has […]
One of the most buzzed-about Chicago indies in recent memory is “Signature Move,” the latest feature from prolific filmmaker Jennifer Reeder. It stars the wonderful comedian Fawzia Mirza as Zaynab, […]
Before I wanted to be a writer, a filmmaker or even a film critic, my first dream job was that of a full-time puppeteer. I grew up marveling at the […]
Michael Glover Smith’s sophomore feature, “Mercury in Retrograde,” is a lyrical ode to the unspoken truths tucked between words. It follows three couples on a weekend vacation to a cabin […]
“They have no religion, they are beasts,” concludes Viyan, a young woman kidnapped by ISIS. She’s speaking about her captors during a phone call with her family, who are among […]
“In order to follow my films, you must concentrate on the emotion. Because if you concentrate on the buttermilk, you’ll end up going to the dairy.”—David Lynch This was what […]
Mitch is having a really bad day. His infertility combined with his job at a go-kart track—not to mention his choice of clothing—has caused him to feel more like a […]
There are two gorgeous landscape shots during the end credits of Theodore Collatos’ “Tormenting the Hen” that I assumed were still images upon first glance. It wasn’t until I peered […]
