In the past week, I watched 42.5 hours worth of movies. This undertaking was all part of the Chicago Critics Film Festival, which is an annual film festival programmed by the Chicago Critics Association...

At the midway point of the Chicago Critics Film Festival, the Chicago Film Critics Association gave us moviegoers a special treat. They showed a beautiful 35mm print of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 triumph...

"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" is part of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), where screenwriter Michael Waldron and director Sam Raimi have now taken on the task of balancing...

For the month of May, Music Box theater at 3733 North Southport is screening a series of unconventional Westerns in a partnership with the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts. The movies being shown...

Despite nearly five decades passing since George Lucas' "A New Hope" premiered in theaters in 1977, the “Star Wars” franchise has never been stronger. As May the fourth arrives, the unofficial holiday...

“Do the Right Thing” is a classic for a reason. A raw, unflinching look at hate and bigotry in 1980s Brooklyn, Spike Lee’s third movie is painfully relevant 33 years later. “Do the Right Thing”...

Chicago's South Side story has been told in many ways, from Black wall street to gang violence, but never through the drill culture lens. Chicago's disenfranchised Black communities gave birth to drill...

On April 12, the libel trial of Johnny Depp versus his ex-wife Amber Heard officially began. Initiating in 2019 when Depp sued Heard for defamation, when one party making a false statement about the...

“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is a love letter to Nicolas Cage, one of the most memorable actors to ever grace the silver screen. The movie is an action comedy wrapped in meta humor about...

Hulu’s controversial new docudrama, “Pam & Tommy,” has sparked lively debate since it began streaming in early February. “The greatest love story ever sold,” brags the tagline of the eight-episode...

Netflix has come out with yet another dating show, but this one has a twist. “Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” features six couples, where one person has issued an ultimatum. One person in each couple...

Told through the perspective of Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a thirteen year old Chinese Canadian, this story delves into her coming of age journey as she sets the stage for this fast-paced family comedy. The...