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Film & TV

‘In the Lost Lands’ Review — Style over substance, as per usual

‘In the Lost Lands’ Review — Style over substance, as per usual

Alek Sacinski, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

Paul William Scott Anderson’s fifteenth film “In the Lost Lands” combines his signature post-apocalyptic charm with fantastical set pieces, and a bare-bones script that throws everything on the table....

Ayo Edebiri as Ariel in "Opus." Courtesy of A24.

‘Opus’ review: Can someone please put Ayo Edebiri in something good

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor March 10, 2025

Director Mark Anthony Green sat down with three college journalists on Wednesday, March 5, to answer questions about his new comedy/thriller film “Opus.” Green, himself a former journalist at GQ, was...

‘The Monkey’ review: A decently gruesome but overbearingly snarky take on mortality

‘The Monkey’ review: A decently gruesome but overbearingly snarky take on mortality

Jake Panek, Film & TV Beat Writer March 10, 2025

I’d like to preface this review with something Belgian director Chantal Akerman once said about mainstream audiences’ responses to her avant-garde films: “When most people go to the movies, the...

‘Mickey 17’ review: Double the Pattinson, double the funny, double the mess

‘Mickey 17’ review: Double the Pattinson, double the funny, double the mess

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor February 17, 2025

There were many concerns going into Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17.” His return to filmmaking after his landmark 2019 drama “Parasite” was to be a dark sci-fi comedy under Warner Brothers, an adaptation...

Esther Coltman and Sam Hussey reenact a scene from “Palm Springs” at a Directors For Actors (DFA) meeting on Feb 11, 2025. The DFA organization holds a weekly meeting every Tuesday night, in hopes of giving actors more freedom with the stories they are telling.

Talking about process with DePaul’s ‘Directors for Actors’

Alana Eve Schacher, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

If you venture to the depths of the Daley Building downtown on Tuesday evenings, you’ll find DePaul’s Directors for Actors club rehearsing, just past the hall of film posters and inside the auditorium. The...

‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ review: A hysterical, inspiring documentary about art and community in a chaotic online world

‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ review: A hysterical, inspiring documentary about art and community in a chaotic online world

Jake Panek, Film & TV Beat Writer February 17, 2025

Of every video game that I’ve sunk hundreds of hours into and pulled plenty of all-nighters on with friends over the years, few have as dear a place in my heart as Grand Theft Auto V. The second-bestselling...

‘Love Hurts’ review: Love stinks and so does this movie

‘Love Hurts’ review: Love stinks and so does this movie

Sam McCarthy, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

Ouch. “Love Hurts,” indeed.  Hollywood loves a comeback, but few have felt as genuinely moving as Key Huy Quan’s triumphant return to screen. Decades after “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,”...

Cartoons, advertising and Trump — The film industry in 2024 and beyond

Cartoons, advertising and Trump — The film industry in 2024 and beyond

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor February 3, 2025

The cultural dearth of tact or dignity in the American film industry truly began to simmer in 1988 when President Ronald Reagan vetoed Bill H.R. 3966, known as the “Children’s Television Act.” This...

‘Presence’ review: You can only watch

‘Presence’ review: You can only watch

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor February 3, 2025

CW: This piece briefly discusses sexual harassment and assault.   A few weeks ago, I was sexually harassed for the first time. I boarded a Red Line train midday on a Tuesday. Shortly after I...

‘Wolf Man’ review: Mostly bark, very little bite

‘Wolf Man’ review: Mostly bark, very little bite

Sam McCarthy, Contributing Writer January 27, 2025

Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man” takes a daring swing in the reinvention of the classic creature feature, a similar swing he took with mad scientists in his 2020 Blumhouse reboot, “The Invisible Man.”...

Clear your afternoon with the ‘Settle In’ collection at Gene Siskel Film Center

Clear your afternoon with the ‘Settle In’ collection at Gene Siskel Film Center

Finn Morse, Theater Beat Writer January 20, 2025

When looking for a great theater environment to discover a classic on the big screen, there’s few places better than the Gene Siskel Film Center. Named after one of Chicago’s most respected film...

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