“This will be the final word in the story of Skywalker,” growls Ian McDiarmid’s Emperor Palpatine in last month’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Watching this movie was a strange experience,...
You, Season 2
Everyone’s favorite creep has returned to his old ways in “You” season two, this time in Los Angeles. Joe, now Will, is on the run after the events in Season One’s finale. He...
Since it was published in 1868, Louisa May Alcott’s famous novel “Little Women” has received a new adaptation 14 times. The book has been rewritten for the big screen, the small screen and the stage,...
A Mr. Rogers-styled, sweater-clad John Mulaney and his hoard of elementary schoolers present a variety of skits, songs, and incredibly well-written banter delivered from the public garden of a set reminiscent...
Last year’s movies were stockpiled with loads of CGI-infused blockbusters that sit on the broad shoulders for this year’s box-office success. But, very sneakily, in comes “Cats,” a film that has...
Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor
/ January 12, 2020
Putting energy into awards shows tends to be an exhausting activity. We somehow end up rooting for our favorite films like we do our sports teams. Although that could be because the award shows are a representation...
Michael Brzezinski:
10) “Hustlers” (Dir. Lorene Scafaria)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46XaikZ0FSw
What had all the potential in the world to be a disposable camp fest about strippers robbing...
With 2020 comes the start of a new decade. But before the new year, it's time to look back at a few of the trends that defined the past 10 years.
Beauty
Covering Climate Change
Instagram
Memes
Movies
Sports
Women...
"Knight of Cups" (dir. Terrence Malick)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2j1FHCjtM
Malick’s first full foray into the digital age proved to be far and away his most complicated, challenging and...
We all had that one Disney VHS tape that was constantly being rewound. For some, this Disney charm can be incredibly moving — even life changing. Just ask Donna Lee, a story artist and Chicagoland native that worked on "Frozen 2."
Giving us a character to root for in all of their just and honorable endeavors is an easy and often abundant scenario for most stories. But giving us a character with countless justifiable reasons for which to hate them — but simultaneously root for them — is a far different and continually difficult journey.
Who would have ever thought there would be a movie about a boy having Adolf Hitler as his imaginary friend? “Jojo Rabbit” is that film.
The film is directed by Taika Waititi, who is no stranger to...
