For all the obscure festival releases and challenging documentaries I see, all the high-brow foreign dramas and such, you'd be forgiven for thinking that most of what I watch is, well, not that fun. Or at least, not the kind of fun one is usually looking for on a night out at the cinema. Friends, ...
Archives for April 2017
Review: Their Finest
The first part of the year is traditionally a bit of a cinematic wasteland, a barren stretch of a release calendar filled with movies that would qualify for a Razzie long before an Oscar or Golden Globe. Sure, there's Sundance in January, and some nominated films see wider U.S. releases in February. ...
Review: Gifted
In 2009, Mark Webb directed one of the best indies of that year, (500) Days of Summer. Quirky and endearing, it was a success both with critics and audiences. It also set Webb on the path most successful white male independent filmmakers find themselves on following such a hit: he was drafted to ...
And also, Film
Every month, Time Out Chicago shares a great list of what to look forward to in the next four weeks. I love it. It's a one-stop-shop for some of the coolest, most interesting things to do across the city. Except today, as I'm reading through the list for April, I noticed something: exhaustive as ...