AltWeeklies Wire
'I'm Not There' is No Hagiographynew
Widely described as a tribute, it frequently comes across as a series of insults.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
11-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
All the Pretty Carnagenew
Remorseless murder isn't all there is to No Country for Old Men, but it's all anyone seems to care about.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
11-12-2007 |
Reviews
The Dull and the Kinkynew
With Tell Me You Love Me and Californication, HBO and Showtime offer two takes on erotica with one thing in common: neither is very sexy.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
11-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Actual Definitive Ultimate Director's Cutnew
Blade Runner is back again -- the way it was meant to be seen.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Joe Swanberg, the Starving Auteurnew
The New York Times may be hyping his movies, but "mumblecore" filmmaker is still struggling to pay the bills.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Jennifer Fox: Free Like a Boynew
More than a simple diary film, Flying is also a kind of essay about what freedom for a contemporary woman consists of.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
'Exiled': The Blood and the Beautynew
The visual poetry of Johnnie To's gangster films counters their nihilism.
Chicago Reader |
Fred Camper |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Exiled, Johnnie To
Two Films Explore How Fear Eats Away at National Psychenew
The new thriller Right at Your Door and documentary Strange Culture explore the effects of terror on American life.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
08-27-2007 |
Reviews
'As You Like It': Wrong Turnnew
Although it's far from the worst thing I've ever watched on the small screen, this remake premiering on HBO is notable chiefly for Kenneth Branagh's puzzling creative decisions.
Chicago Reader |
Andrea Gronvall |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Moliere': A Noble Foolnew
A fantasy about Moliere is a commentary on the value of comedy.
Chicago Reader |
Ryan Wenzel |
08-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurent Tirard, Moliere
'Killer of Sheep': The Unobserved Lifenew
The debut feature of an overlooked master gets its long-delayed commercial release.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
'Sunshine': Spaceship Earthnew
A smart ecoparable from the guys who breathed new life into the zombie genre.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
'Sicko': Dumb Like Menew
Michael Moore undercuts his own muckraking with his regular Joe act.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
07-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
'A Mighty Heart': The Media and Modern Warfarenew
Michael Winterbottom's thriller about murdered journalist Daniel Pearl raises some valuable questions.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Helvetica': You Know the Typenew
But do you know the social history behind the ubiquitous Helvetica?
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Hustwit, Helvetica
