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Andy Ottone | Friday, December 1, 2023
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.” What is the point of remaking a movie that only came out 13 years ago? In 2010, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” was released, adapting the “Scott Pilgrim” graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The film was directed by Edgar Wright and featured
Andy Ottone | Friday, November 17, 2023
Recently, I’ve found it hard to look forward to Marvel Studios’ films. That’s not to say I’ve stopped being a fan of the studio or their films, but recently it feels like every good movie they make is followed by one of lesser quality. Earlier this year, Marvel released both their worst and best films
Aidan O'Malley | Monday, November 4, 2019
Nestled in the AMC River East just a stone’s throw away from its eponymous waterway, the Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 16-27) quietly came to life. In its 55th year of competition, CIFF is the longest-running film festival in the country, but you wouldn’t know it just from going. Despite its buzzworthy lineup and a
Jim Moster | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Nearly two years after the release of DC’s “Wonder Woman,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally introduced its first female-fronted superhero movie. The end-credits scene of “Avengers: Infinity War” teased Captain Marvel as the savior of a universe devastated by the villain Thanos, and her origin story certainly establishes her immense power. In fact, that’s
Jack Riedy | Thursday, January 21, 2016
It’s a story that’s become depressingly familiar. A young girl crying on the news, a man hauled off in handcuffs, neighbors left to wonder how it could have gone on so long in their own backyards without anyone noticing. “Room,” the recently announced Best Picture nominee, tells the fictionalized story of a kidnapped woman and