Movie Reviews
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Part of the Solution: Matthew Modine on Acting, Empathy, and Hard Miles
Matthew Modine has been acting in movies for over 40 years. He started out in the ’80s and ’90s in a string…
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The 2024 Chicago Palestine Film Festival Highlights | Festivals & Awards
Barghouti’s family, longing for him, speak as though he will find release. The more profound point here, present in all…
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Stress Positions
Say what you will about “Stress Positions,” the new indie comedy that marks the feature debut of writer-director-costar Theda Hammel:…
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We Grown Now movie review & film summary (2024)
When tragedy strikes on the grounds of Cabrini-Green, a child’s life is lost in the crossfires of criminal activity, and…
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Dusk for a Hitman movie review (2024)
Mostly taking place over the course of a year, “Dusk for a Hitman” begins in the Fall of 1979. Lavoie…
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The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films | Features
Indeed, “Annihilation” comments on feminism by not commenting on it, flipping “Stalker”’s premise by having its protagonists be women, whereas…
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Introducing Ebertfest 25’s Film Critics and Scholars
For the past twenty-five years, Chaz Ebert and the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have hosted…
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Hard Miles movie review & film summary (2024)
The small facility where Townsend works is at risk of being shut down. The director, Skip (Leslie David Baker of…
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It’s OK For Movies to Just End | MZS
All of the great directors know how to get out of the story once it’s over. You can argue about…
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Why Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Remains Unforgettable | MZS
Gondry’s style creates a cinematic analogy for what happens when a person’s memories begin to disintegrate or disappear, in the…
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