The 2000 Aardman animated film Chicken Run is about as close to a perfect family film as you can get. The Great Escape-inspired frolic from... Read More
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Writer-director Jim Jee-woon reteams with Parasite actor Song Kang-ho in this delirious, self-knowing satire on the filmmaking process. Cobweb asks meaningful questions about the creative... Read More
Another superhero film? Not quite. Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma entertainment brought us the unlikeliest hero, The Toxic Avenger (1984). Spanning multiple sequels, TOXIE is ready for... Read More
A visit to the bar at the center of Mercedes Kane’s new documentary Art and Pep reveals how far Chicago’s LGBTQ community has come: Sidetrack’s... Read More
The date of January 6th has quickly taken on an immortal meaning, and its significance will only grow as the United States goes through another... Read More
Musicals from the 1950’s immediately conjure up vibrant images of guidos serenading girls in poodle skirts or elegant leading ladies dancing elaborate numbers in a... Read More
In 2009, at the age of 34, Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his screenplay for the Harvey Milk biopic Milk. In his acceptance... Read More
A spirit of thoughtless anachronism looms over Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Netflix’s crude and cynical attempt at seeing if some of the steam... Read More
English writer-director Fridtjof Ryder’s directorial debut is a taut, well-made micro budget feature. After a successful crowdfunding campaign and production moving ahead, Ryder’s film caught... Read More
The remarkable prolificacy of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and the even-more-remarkable spirit of subversiveness that has only burgeoned in his work since his arrest and... Read More
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