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'Private Fears in Public Places': Hollywood Mon Amournew

The latest from French master Alain Resnais is a classic studio-style heartbreaker.
Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum  |  06-11-2007  |  Reviews

'Knocked Up': A Grown-Ass Mannew

Judd Apatow nails the tragicomedy of adulthood.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  06-04-2007  |  Reviews

'Out 1': The 12-Hour Masterpiecenew

After years of obscurity, Jacques Rivette's puzzling film finally makes it to Chicago.
Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum  |  05-29-2007  |  Reviews

'Chalk': Teacher's Pestsnew

In this high school mockumentary in the style of The Office, the students are the bad guys.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  05-29-2007  |  Reviews

'Away From Her': Memory and Marriagenew

Talented young filmmaker Sarah Polley explores the nature of relationships and the tragedy of Alzheimer's.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  05-14-2007  |  Reviews

Not for Beginnersnew

If you don't get Aqua Teen Hunger Force the movie, it's because you don't watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force the TV show.
Chicago Reader  |  Brian Nemtusak  |  04-30-2007  |  Reviews

Don't Judge a Film by Its Venuenew

Black Book brings moral complexity to the mall and Offside brings lighthearted humor to the art house.
Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum  |  04-23-2007  |  Reviews

Two Takes on the Truthnew

Lasse Hallstrom's The Hoax, a hoax about a hoax, and Linda Hattendorf's The Cats of Mirikitani, a work of art about an artist.
Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum  |  04-09-2007  |  Reviews

Men Behaving Badlynew

The existential hell of Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and How I Met Your Mother.
Chicago Reader  |  Lee Sandlin  |  04-02-2007  |  TV

A Gag-Comedy Remakenew

But the Eric Rohmer remake isn't the career milestone Rock wants it to be.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  03-19-2007  |  Reviews

Trial of the Centurynew

Globalism gets a hearing in a dusty African backyard in Bamako.
Chicago Reader  |  Jonathan Rosenbaum  |  03-13-2007  |  Reviews

The Nader Strategynew

A new documentary suggests that the only way to make Democrats listen is to vote for someone like Ralph Nader.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  03-06-2007  |  Reviews

License to Lienew

A biopic that isn't accurate can still be true.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  02-20-2007  |  Reviews

Truth in Doodlingnew

Don Hertzfeldt's seemingly primitive animation addresses our most primal concerns.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  02-12-2007  |  Reviews

Constant Crisesnew

Much ado about everything, all the time, on the ABC dramas What About Brian and Brothers & Sisters. Plus: the German epic Heimat on DVD.
Chicago Reader  |  Lee Sandlin  |  02-12-2007  |  TV

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