Review: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ is a prequel for pre-sold fans only By Michael Phillips November 14, 2023 at 2:18 p.m. Like its title, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" takes its sweet...
‘Fugitive’ director Andy Davis returns to Chicago to screen his first movie ‘Stony Island’ By Rick Kogan November 14, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. Andrew Davis lives in Santa Barbara, California, which is a very nice place to live,...
‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ review: Pieces of memory form an exquisite puzzle of a life By Michael Phillips November 10, 2023 at 5:15 a.m. The look, sound and feel of falling rain is one of cinema's great gifts. But...
The Hollywood strikes are over. Here’s when you could see your favorite stars and shows return. By Associated Press November 9, 2023 at 8:42 a.m. Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back. Wednesday's deal...
Column: Looking at the human cost of the Israel-Hamas war, through filmmakers’ lenses By Michael Phillips December 27, 2023 at 10:26 a.m. I watched a brilliant and heartbreaking short film the other day, posted online by the...
‘The Marvels’ review: Saving the galaxy with the bling ring: Brie Larson, Tayonah Parris and Iman Vellani By Michael Phillips November 10, 2023 at 12:23 p.m. "The Marvels" is a movie about a fashion accessory collector who covets a complete set...
Column: Should movie theaters provide intermissions, even if filmmakers don’t? By Michael Phillips November 3, 2023 at 12:51 p.m. "Killers of the Flower Moon" is not short, nor should it be. At 3 hours,...
‘The Killer’ review: Netflix’s latest feels like just killing time for a globetrotting assassin By Michael Phillips November 9, 2023 at 11:18 a.m. Like any streaming giant with an occasional interest in putting its titles in theaters first,...
‘The Holdovers’ review: Have a merry sweet-and-sour ’70s Christmas with Paul Giamatti and company By Michael Phillips November 1, 2023 at 5:10 a.m. At Barton Academy, the fictional all-male enclave in director Alexander Payne's engaging grey-skies comedy "The...
‘Priscilla’ review: The starry road to Lonely Street — and the Presley movie we needed By Michael Phillips October 31, 2023 at 12:25 p.m. There's a lot of quiet — in an empty living room save for one woman,...