Chicago Irish Film Festival: Films from the lands of storytelling
The Chicago Irish Film Festival, an annual festival created by Irish filmmakers to present diverse and creative independent films to…
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema March 3-13
Signs of spring are budding through New York City. Cartier just debuted the season’s most welcome ad campaign, with scores…
“After Yang”: The typical American family in the near future
“After Yang,” directed by South Korean-American filmmaker Kogonada, premiered in North America at the Sundance Film Festival this past January…
New Year, New Queer: Am I OK?
Courtney Gardner reviews Tig Notaro’s directorial debut, “Am I OK?,” with a focus on how the friendship between Lucy (Dakota Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno) changes after Lucy comes out in her thirties.
“The Green Knight”: A Beautiful Tale of Exercises in Futility
Based on the medieval poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” Director David Lowery retells the story of Gawain, the…
Reexamining “Under the Silver Lake” after “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Where does David Robert Mitchell’s 2019 film fit in the age of Marvel’s expanding multiverse?
Thirty Years Ago, New Queer Cinema Was Born at Sundance
At the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, the Barbed-Wire Kisses panel kickstarted a film movement that revolutionized LGBTQ+ media forever.
Several independent films nominated in 94th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year’s Oscar nominations, with several independent films making the cut…
“Indemnity” will keep you on the edge of your seat
Directed and written by Travis Taute, “Indemnity” is a heart-breaking, action-packed thriller about loss, survival, and grief. After ex-firefighter Theo…