‘Piece by Piece’ review: Pharrell Williams’ life gets Lego treatment in lively biopic By Adam Graham October 10, 2024 at 2:05 p.m. Williams is worthy of the outside-the-box treatment, as his innovative productions have helped redefine hip...
Column: Encouraging signs for the 2024 Chicago International Film Festival — and 10 movies to get you started By Michael Phillips October 10, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. The more uncertainty the business of film must weather, the more necessary a city's film...
Review: ‘The Apprentice’ has Sebastian Stan as a young Trump on the rise, mentored by Jeremy Strong’s Roy Cohn By Michael Phillips October 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Is it just my imagination, or is "The Apprentice" a pretty interesting movie? Less than...
Gary International Black Film Festival returns for its 14th year By Maya Wilkins October 9, 2024 at 4:32 p.m. When Karen Toering started a local film festival, she never expected it to be as...
Oak Park native turns study abroad in Italy into film finalist By Steve Metsch October 8, 2024 at 12:11 p.m. Oak Park native Connor Sorg's 10-minute movie about his experience in Europe is a finalist...
‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and critics By Lindsey Bahr October 6, 2024 at 12:25 p.m. “Joker: Folie à Deux,,” the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman...
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: The Gotham jukebox musical, co-starring Lady Gaga. Millions of ‘Joker’ fans will haaaaate. I like it. By Michael Phillips October 4, 2024 at 6:19 a.m. "Joker 2" is, yes, a jukebox musical and a fascinating apology for the first "Joker."...
‘Saturday Night’ review: Skimming the surface of the very first ‘SNL’ By Michael Phillips October 3, 2024 at 10:19 a.m. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman imagines the 90-minute run-up to the bedraggled but momentous 1975...
‘The Outrun’ review: A moving tale of addiction, recovery and Saoirse Ronan’s exceptional skill By Michael Phillips October 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Blind drunk at closing time, Rona — a bright, late-20s graduate student majoring in biology...
‘The Wild Robot’ review: How to train your robot, your gosling and your neighbors in DreamWorks-style teamwork By Michael Phillips October 2, 2024 at 2:50 p.m. It may not have the visual wit of author Peter Brown's drawings, but the DreamWorks...