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Claire Lyons | Friday, April 28, 2023
In a world of 8 billion people, what are the chances of meeting your mortal enemy? Unfortunately for the main characters of “Beef,” Amy Lau (Ali Wong) and Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), they’ve already found out. At first, it seems like Amy and Danny have nothing in common except for their mutual blood-boiling hatred for one
Justin George | Monday, April 25, 2022
In his latest film “The Northman,” Robert Eggers takes us back to the Viking Age as we follow a young Viking prince on his quest to reclaim his kingdom, kill his murderous uncle, avenge his father’s death and save his mother. If this sounds at all familiar, that’s because it’s basically “Hamlet” (well, actually it’s
Aidan O'Malley | Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Another day, another 1,000 words or so about the Chicago International Film Festival. Before I dive into the films themselves, I want to acknowledge just how special these moviegoing experiences were for me. I saw “The Worst Person in the World,” for example, at a press-only screening. I felt like a real Roger Ebert —
Angela Mathew | Monday, March 15, 2021
“Minari,” produced by A24, is the story of the Korean-American Yi family who moved to rural Arkansas in the ‘80s in pursuit of their American dream. The film’s plot moves slowly but makes use of stunning cinematography to tell an evocative but often neglected American story. “Minari,” like other immigrant stories, details how difficult life
Jacob Neisewander | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
If you asked a film buff to explain the meaning of the term “elevated horror,” they would probably start off by listing a smattering of critically acclaimed horror films from the last decade. Movies like “The Babadook” and “It Follows” are elevated horror. “Get Out” and “Us” are certainly elevated horror. What about the “The
Colleen Fischer | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Many film critics like to tie movies into little bows near the beginning of their articles, summarizing them with their own premise of the message. Doing this for “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is not only difficult, but it does the film a great disservice. I read a few reviews to ensure what
Nora McGreevy | Monday, September 3, 2018
Eighth grade is the worst. Take the birthday pool party, for instance. For the introverted, self-conscious kid with anxiety, a pool party is a minefield of potential trauma. Social interaction without the comfortable confines of the classroom, gift-giving, navigating conversations with your cliquey peers — and all in swimsuits, no less. “Eighth Grade,” directed by Bo
Charlie Kenney | Thursday, August 23, 2018
Reverend Ernst Toller, as portrayed by Ethan Hawke in Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” is a man who has been divorced, whose son is dead and who lives in relative isolation. His life is not particularly out of the ordinary. Couples frequently get divorced, young people often pass away too soon and isolation, although not often