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<i>The Folded Map Project</i> shows a segregated city

The Folded Map Project shows a segregated city

Tonika Johnson’s multimedia project expands with a new film.

By S. Nicole Lane

Top Stories

Small Screen

‘Pioneering is dangerous’

Housing and the haunting of segregation in Lovecraft Country

By Arionne Nettles
Movie Feature

Asian Pop-Up Cinema, at home and at the drive-in

A hybrid version of the fest aims to bridge the differences between cultures.

By Nina Li Coomes
Movie Review

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.

By Kathleen Sachs

Reviews

Movie Review

The Burnt Orange Heresy critiques the art critic

Giuseppe Capotondi’s latest looks at the dark inauthenticity of the art world.

By Noah Berlatsky | 09.04.20
Movie Review

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.

By Cody Corrall | 09.04.20
Movie Review

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.

By Josh Flanders | 07.30.20
Movie Review

Holy Trinity is a trip to gay church

The Chicago production looks at sexuality, religion, and subordination in all forms.

By Cody Corrall | 07.23.20

More Reviews »

From the Archive

Movie Review

Red Hollywood - Directed and written by Thom Andersen and Noel Burch, Narrated by Billy Woodberry.

Redirecting the Canon

By Jonathan Rosenbaum | 08.08.96
Movie Review

How to Translate Nonsense

Hong Kong's Stephen Chow, beloved in Asia for his absurdist comic style, makes a play for the American market.

By Kevin B. Lee | 04.21.05

More From the Archive »

Residents in southeast Chicago aren’t giving up

By S. Nicole Lane | 09.02.20
2
Leftist struggle and solidarity on screen

By Kathleen Sachs | 09.01.20
The Chi finds itself—in complexity, strong women, and the work toward redemption

By Arionne Nettles | 08.28.20
We love TV: I May Destroy You

By Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen | 08.24.20
(Re)discover Agnès Varda

By Kathleen Sachs | 08.14.20
7
Chicago Film Archives discovers The First Degree

By Kathleen Sachs | 08.07.20
We love TV: 90 Day Fiancé

By Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen | 08.06.20
The worst Chicago movies are still worth a watch

By Dmitry Samarov | 08.05.20
1
Matt Damon Improv goes online with In-Diana

By Brianna Wellen | 08.03.20
On the edge of their seats

By Matthew Sigur | 07.27.20
6
We love TV: Ramy

By Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen | 07.23.20
The Beach House, Palm Springs, and more to watch this weekend

By Reader staff and contributors | 07.10.20
Documenting the final years of Walter Mercado’s remarkable life

By Josh Flanders | 07.07.20
On loving Bio-Dome and learning about Spaceship Earth

By S. Nicole Lane | 06.26.20

Popular Stories

Small Screen

‘Pioneering is dangerous’

Housing and the haunting of segregation in Lovecraft Country

By Arionne Nettles | 09.14.20
Feature

The Folded Map Project shows a segregated city

Tonika Johnson’s multimedia project expands with a new film.

By S. Nicole Lane | 09.15.20
Movie Feature

Asian Pop-Up Cinema, at home and at the drive-in

A hybrid version of the fest aims to bridge the differences between cultures.

By Nina Li Coomes | 09.11.20
Movie Feature

Residents in southeast Chicago aren’t giving up 2

“There’s a spirit in my neighborhood that is as tough as the steel we produced.”

By S. Nicole Lane | 09.02.20
Movie Feature

The Reader's comprehensive-ish film review index 11

An index of the Chicago Reader's long reviews from 1971 to now.

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