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Deborah Kerr (front) in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1947 drama "Black Narcissus," one of the films celebrated in the documentary "Made in England." (Cohen Media Group)

Review: Filmmaker Martin Scorsese salutes 2 of his greatest influences. Hint: Think red shoes.

July 25, 2024 at 6:38 a.m.

"Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger" is at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a documentary about a movie-making duo narrated by Scorsese.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which threatens to be the first of many in Marvel’s buddy-up franchise offshoots. (Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios)

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ review: This could be the start of something bleh

July 23, 2024 at 6:51 p.m.

Die-hard Marvel fans will turn out in droves, but for some of us this entry feels like a lazy, sloppy endgame.

Actor Colman Domingo of the movie “Sing Sing” on July 16, 2024, at the Peninsula Hotel. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Column: How does an actor electrify a moment of stillness? Watch Colman Domingo

July 24, 2024 at 8:42 a.m.

Talking to the actor Colman Domingo about his latest film, "Sing Sing," and how his view of what it means to act, instead of "act," has changed over the years.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos and Glen Powell face trouble in Tornado Alley in "Twisters." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)

‘Twisters’ review: A hint of romance, but mostly just one tornado after another

July 18, 2024 at 9:32 a.m.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos star in director Lee Isaac Chung's movie about chasing digital weather events.

Secret Service shield Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump onstage after he was shot at a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Column: What’s present, and absent, in that hugely influential Trump rally photo

July 18, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

Tribune critic Michael Phillips talks with photo editor Marianne Mather about how we've to responded the image captured by AP photographer Evan Vucci.

Shelley Duvall in a scene from the 1977 film "3 Women," written and directed by Robert Altman. (20th Century Fox)

In appreciation: Shelley Duvall was a singular actor who thrived in the hothouse of ’70s cinema

July 29, 2024 at 10:32 a.m.

A unique tendril in an industry crowded with artificial plants, she did a lot more than "The Shining."

Samuel Kircher and Léa Drucker in "Last Summer." (Cinetec Media)

Review: ‘Last Summer’ is a gripping psychosexual triangle for a French couple and stepson

July 11, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

In filmmaker Catherine Breillat's feature, "when will it start?" morphs into "how long can it remain secret?" and then something else.

Kôki and Palmi Kormákur in "Touch." (Lilja Jonsdottir/Focus Features)

‘Touch’ review: A brief, youthful encounter, rekindled 50 years later

July 11, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

Set in Iceland, England and Japan, the romantic drama "Touch" charts one man's search for his long-ago sweetheart.

Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler star in debut feature filmmaker Annie Baker's "Janet Planet." (A24)

Julianne Nicholson is terrific as the mom in ‘Janet Planet.’ What is she doing right?

July 10, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

She has a knack for "mysterious nuance," says writer and director Annie Baker. She spoke with the Tribune's Michael Phillips about the role and what she remembers from her own...

NASA launch director Cole Davis (Channing Tatum) gets prepped for the media by Madison Avenue marketing ace Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) in "Fly Me to the Moon." (Dan McFadden/Sony Pictures)

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ review: Scarlett Johansson can’t fully rescue this space rom-com

July 9, 2024 at 6:28 p.m.

Chaste romance, political conspiracy, screwball comedy and angsty drama all combine in an Apollo 11 whatzit of a movie.

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