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- Film, Movie Review Jun 10, 2021
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It’s officially summer with In the Heights
After a delayed release, the vibrant film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical couldn’t be more welcome.
- Film, Movie Review Jun 4, 2021
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Ghost Lab brings the scares
Whether or not the scares make sense is up for debate.
- Film, Movie Review May 10, 2021
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Code of the Freaks highlights Hollywood’s ableism
The Chicago-made documentary tells stories of disability that aren’t shown on the silver screen.
- Film, Movie Review Apr 1, 2021
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Sit in the anxiety of Shiva Baby
Rachel Sennott shines in Emma Seligman’s artful cringe comedy.
- Film, Movie Review Feb 19, 2021
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What we loved at Sundance 2021 . . . from our couch
The best of the virtual fest is coming to you soon.
- Film, Movie Review Feb 9, 2021
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Revolution vs. reform: Judas and the Black Messiah
With knockout performances comes an examination of the need for revolutionaries when pushing for real change.
- Film, Movie Review Jan 12, 2021
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Commanding performances carry One Night in Miami
Regina King’s feature directorial debut tackles social and racial justice through the eyes of four icons.
- Film, Movie Review Jan 4, 2021
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Netflix's Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a beautiful heartbreak
The film adaptation of the August Wilson play shows how Black folks navigate the power struggles that white structures create.
- Film, Movie Review Dec 8, 2020
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Finding Yingying looks at the human impact of a tragic crime
Jiayan “Jenny” Shi’s documentary honors Yingying Zhang as a person, not a victim.
- Film, Movie Review Nov 18, 2020
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An Unapologetic love letter to Chicago’s Black women activists
The documentary takes audiences to the front lines with millennial women leading the city’s Movement for Black Lives.
- Film, Movie Review Nov 4, 2020
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City Hall highlights public servants actually serving the public
Frederick Wiseman’s documentary offers a hopeful look at political institutions.
- Film, Movie Review Oct 19, 2020
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 asks: What is worth standing up for?
Aaron Sorkin’s new drama shows what happens when it’s time to fight and “the whole world is watching.”
- Film, Movie Review Oct 19, 2020
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Books of Blood doesn’t pass the horror test
The new Hulu movie looks scary enough, but it doesn’t offer much else.
- Film, Movie Review Oct 9, 2020
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Black women have mid-life crises, too
The 40-Year-Old Version deftly offers a fresh and exciting perspective on a tired film trope.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 22, 2020
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The Devil All the Time needs more Robert Pattinson
Stellar performances get lost in the film’s prolonged rigmarole.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 10, 2020
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Tenet is the most Nolan-esque film yet—and that’s not a good thing
The auteur doesn’t show much growth in his most recent self-indulgent work.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 4, 2020
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The Burnt Orange Heresy critiques the art critic
Giuseppe Capotondi’s latest looks at the dark inauthenticity of the art world.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 4, 2020
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The Queens takes you behind the scenes of a Chicago drag pageant
The documentary is at its best when focusing on the most marginalized in the drag community.
- Film, Movie Review Jul 30, 2020
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A Most Beautiful Thing reunites the first all-Black high school rowing team
The Chicago-based documentary flips the script on the white savior story.
- Film, Movie Review Jul 23, 2020
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Holy Trinity is a trip to gay church
The Chicago production looks at sexuality, religion, and subordination in all forms.
- Film, Movie Review Jul 10, 2020
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The Beach House, Palm Springs, and more to watch this weekend
Movies of note now playing.
- Film, Movie Review Jun 16, 2020
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Babyteeth is a lot to chew on
Shannon Murphy’s promising debut feature explores the difference between being alive and living.
- Film, Movie Review May 6, 2020
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After nearly seven decades, A Secret Love is secret no more
The Chicago-based documentary expertly weaves together LGBTQ history, baseball, and the ups and downs of loving someone for a lifetime.
- Film, Movie Review Mar 18, 2020
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A tough pill to Swallow
Carlo Mirabella-Davis’s film explores the horrors of reality.
- Film, Movie Review Mar 12, 2020
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First Cow shows the evolution of Kelly Reichardt
The writer-director transcends while still treading familiar ground.
