Last week, I got to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (spoiler alert: I really liked it). As it's on its way to grossing $140M in its first weekend, we can officially declare Summer Movie Season 2017 open for business. If this gangbusters sequel is any indication, we're in for a good few months. As ...
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
I never planned on getting into Guardians of the Galaxy. I know essentially nothing about this thing called the "Marvel Universe." (Are there stars in it? Planets?) I'm not sure I'm really into any of it now, honestly, even after seeing the second film in James Gunn's blockbuster franchise, ...
Review: Free Fire
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, ...
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 ...
Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife
Jessica Chastain came out of nowhere. At least, that's what it seemed like in 2011. The film-release stars aligned and no fewer than six films open that year featuring this fresh new face who, as anyone who understands how these things work, knows had actually been working for years. Most notably, ...
Two for Two: Logan Square
After a really wonderful time away (see here), it honestly wasn't until I was on the plane back to the U.S. that I started thinking about, you know, being back in the U.S. That first week was fairly chill (as have been the subsequent weeks, too). I may get into that side of things in a future post, ...
Movie Musicals Are Alive and Well
For a quick thirty seconds at the Oscars this year, we all thought the movie musical had officially returned, with La La Land garnering top honors; the first time for a musical since Chicago in 2002. Then, you know, that twist ending. I've been a fan of movie musicals since...well, since forever. ...
Paris Part Sept (Marché Mouffetard, Jardin du Luxembourg and Home)
This is the final post in a seven-part series about my trip to Paris. Read the other posts here. My last day in Paris had finally arrived, much as I willed it not to. I was still pretending like the cold I was coming down with didn't exist, and I was determined to make the most of one last ...
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