Column: Here’s the big reveal: Movie endings are hard to get right, and not just in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ By Michael Phillips September 30, 2022 at 8:31 a.m. Near the end of last weekend's most popular theatrical release, "Don't Worry Darling," the perfect...
baiduhai’s review of ‘Hocus Pocus’ from 1993: ‘Lame witch tale is a misguided comedy of horrors’ By Johanna Steinmetz September 29, 2022 at 11:18 a.m. This movie review originally published in the baiduhai on July 16, 1993: As "Hocus...
‘Hocus Pocus 2’ review: When ‘twice as good as the original’ means less than you think By Michael Phillips September 30, 2022 at 8:31 a.m. So many different kinds of not-great or even not-good movies lay siege to our affections,...
‘Bros’ review: Billy Eichner stars in a gay R-rated rom-com. A good one! By Michael Phillips September 29, 2022 at 4:43 p.m. "Bros" can't win, probably, but it's enjoyable, especially in its first hour, and the second...
Movie review: ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ recounts a war story that’s stranger than fiction By Katie Walsh September 28, 2022 at 2:25 p.m. For his follow-up feature to his Oscar-winning 2018 film "Green Book," director Peter Farrelly (known...
In the best way, ‘Bros’ could be Billy Eichner’s ‘Trainwreck.’ He owes it all to his Northwestern years. By Michael Phillips September 26, 2022 at 1:31 p.m. "The movie I want to make?" Billy Eichner, co-writer and star of "Bros," asked that...
Joe Winston captures the complex and charismatic Harold Washington in his film ‘Punch 9’ By Rick Kogan September 24, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. Everyone wants to be mayor, or so it seems, as the list of candidates and...
Review: ‘Sidney’ is Apple TV’s admiring tribute to the breakthrough star that was Sidney Poitier By Michael Phillips September 23, 2022 at 11:50 a.m. Director Reginald Hudlin's "Sidney" was made with the full and keenly interested cooperation of the...
With a new musical score, Chicago’s Black movie pioneer returns with ‘Within Our Gates,’ one night only at the Music Box By Michael Phillips September 23, 2022 at 6:40 a.m. A silent film — any silent film, of any historical, emotional or artistic value —...
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ review: In Olivia Wilde’s thriller, a ring-a-ding-ding nightmare turns out a little groggy By Michael Phillips September 21, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. I told myself I wouldn't talk about the bad press, but "Don't Worry Darling" is...