‘The Art of the Benshi’ is coming to Chicago: A lost page in movie history, rediscovered
In this tradition, Japanese narrators and musicians transform the silent movie experience. A tour is coming to Chicago's Siskel Center.
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‘Civil War’ review: Divided we stand, barely, with Kirsten Dunst as a war-torn photographer
The movie is set in a divided United States an election or two into the future. It's flawed and blunt but also coldly compelling.
Column: ‘Triple Threat! A 3D Series’ at the Music Box: It’ll knock both your eyes out
If the last movie theater 3D glasses you wore were those cruddy cardboard jobs, the Music Box has something to show you April 5-11.
Review: ‘The First Omen’ is a prequel with style, plus borderline NC-17 body horror
When in Rome, do as the Antichrist does. Arkasha Stevenson's surprising movie makes the most of all its elements.
Column: Is Gov. Pritzker’s sales pitch to Hollywood working?
The governor is back from Hollywood and his two-day Illinois production sales pitch. And yes, "'The Bear' came up in every single meeting."
Review: Colin Farrell in Apple TV+ ‘Sugar,’ an LA story with a love-it-or-hate-it twist
The series "Sugar" is a bag you'd call mixed. But I found a lot of it absorbing, and every performance first-rate, starting with Farrell's.
Review: ‘Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World’ — but do expect one of 2024’s best movies
"Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World," the sharpest workplace comedy on wheels, opens a weeklong run at the Siskel Film Center.
Review: ‘Ennio,’ a loving tribute to the maestro of the soundtrack
"Ennio," the documentary celebrating Ennio Morricone's astonishing range of film scores, opens for a weeklong Chicago run at the Music Box.
Review: ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ is a worthy ‘When Hairy Met Scaly II’
Messy but fun, "Godzilla X Kong" can teach "Ghostbusters," "Jurassic Park" and a few other series a lesson in franchise maintenance.
‘Shirley’ review: Now on Netflix, the story of the first Black congresswoman on the ’72 campaign trail
Two hours: Is it enough for even a part of any person's real life, dramatized? The biopic form practically demands failure, or at least a series of narrative compromises made...