Amidst the grim offerings of the Chicago International Film Festival, I found myself comforted by a trio of documentaries, which enchant in their reminder that the...
A revelatory, vérité-style documentary that should go down as one of the year’s defining films, “No Other Land” exposes Israel’s relentless campaign of violence against the Palestinian community...
It’s a tough time to be a fan of the political world in that it’s, well, basically on fire. And so it’s an interesting choice to...
“I was doing a soap opera in New York. One day, somebody called me and asked if I could come out to Gary, Indiana,” recalls actor...
It’s the time of year when even casual fans are looking for something spooky to watch, but where do you begin? Of course, all the streaming...
Back in the mid-1970s, the great Robert Altman was reportedly planning a film of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1973 best-seller “Breakfast of Champions,” his wild, satirical novel aiming...
One of the funniest people to ever live has passed away. On October 29th, we learned that Teri Garr had passed after a long fight with...
At this year’s Chicago Film Festival, I’ve noticed a prominent connection between intimate family tales in my viewing lineup. As a youngest daughter and little sister...
Those not in the loop regarding the current state of all things Sony may not know about one of the company’s biggest issues: A sense that...
Every actor knows what it’s like to see several scenes they grew fond of left on the cutting room floor. Sometimes the discarded scenes, which outline...
