An interview with the Chicago-based director and co-star of his latest film.

An interview with the director and co-star of the impossible-to-describe Korean sci-fi action thriller.

An interview with the director and co-star of the impossible-to-describe Korean sci-fi action thriller.

A film that wholeheartedly believes in the power of its story and message.

Should be studied for how it properly builds a documentary around its archival footage.

Silly revenge thrillers, archival pastiche, and fast-fashion fanatics stud the festival's Midnight section.

Brutally patient and triumphant in its love for its characters, it captures reality with painstaking clarity while reimagining a better world.

The filmmaker talks about curiosity, documentary, and processing grief through gravel.

An interview with the director and stars of A24's newest hit.

Director Reed Van Dyk and stars Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh on Atonement.

The stars of the Manchester-set romcom talk about the joy of their musical scenes, outtakes, and finding the romance in the city.

The stars of the Manchester-set romcom talk about the joy of their musical scenes, outtakes, and finding the romance in the city.

The actors talk about smoking, addiction, recovery, and how their previous roles informed their latest drama.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa talks his latest film 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' in a new interview.

A project that champions the inevitability of truth, even as those who would benefit from its revelation would seek to bury it.

The actors talk about smoking, addiction, recovery, and how their previous roles informed their latest drama.

The most thrilling dinosaur movie in ages.

The most thrilling dinosaur movie in ages.

The team behind "Super Troopers 3" on its production, and their legacy.

It’s a homily, presented with the potency and style of performance poetry.

Lane’s cry for people to pay more attention to the marvels around them poignantly rings true.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa talks his latest film 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' in a new interview.

From Jean Harlow and James Dean through Simone Battle and Anton Yelchin, entertainment history is filled with instances of performers dying just as audiences

The new A24 film’s writer and director talks the brutality, spirituality, and grace of history’s most famous outlaw.

The filmmaker talks about The Little Prince, staying rooted in an increasingly digital world, and grappling with the ethics of AI.

The rap duo known as “Magic & Bird” talk comedy, nostalgia, interior design, and misogyny in CHH.

A personal recounting of one of the coolest Chicago film events of the year.

A mighty epic with a view of human nature more sophisticated than most movies of its type.

There is no logical reason for people to live like this. We should help them.

Stollar’s peers say he was a tenacious advocate but a prickly and unreliable ally to the movement he supported.

There’s a gift in witnessing a crew that realizes the power of seeing themselves and their stories on-screen.

The actress on her latest film, her character's striking look, and the importance of being honest with your friends.

By playing squarely to its middle-of-the-road strengths, it’s still a trip worth taking.

What it lacks in narrative originality, it makes up for through a game voice cast, a wonderfully realized world, and a surprisingly dark spin

An interview with the director of A24's latest about friendship, location, and how the T-1000 influenced its strangest element.

An interview with the director of A24's latest about friendship, location, and how the T-1000 influenced its strangest element.

Jack note: I originally published this piece on my ChicagoNow media blog “Eye on Chi” on April 4, 2013, the day that one of my heroes, Roger Ebert, passed away at age 70. In honor of th…

An interview with the legendary director about his newest film.

An interview with the legendary director about his newest film.

When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of…

Twelve-year-old Lil Ant transforms his working-class neighborhood beneath the LAX flight path into a living mythology, where family members become gods and the sky is crowded with endless departures.…

Legendary New York poet Ed Saxberger's forgotten works captivate an eccentric group of young creatives, reigniting his artistic passion. Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of…

The director and star of A24's atmospheric horror film talk fear, faith, and turning the filmmaker's family home into a haunted house.

MADDIE’S SECRET is comedian, writer, and actor John Early’s critically acclaimed directorial debut starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food…

Acclaimed director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s romantic crime thriller stars Samara Weaving (READY OR NOT, BORDERLINE) as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the…

When John Alan Schwartz’s “Faces of Death” came out in 1978, it emerged at a time when the proliferation of violent images wasn’t as ubiquitous as it is today. The mondo-horror film…

The festival is bringing 31 features to the Music Box, including the new Bob Odenkirk action film “Normal” and a 4K restoration of the 2008 film “Speed Racer.”