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Bo Burnham’s brilliant new movie, “Eighth Grade,” has been praised for its authentic portrayal of middle school life. Many writers, including our own critic Christy Lemire, have pointed out that the film’s R rating should be ignored by...

Few writers have had the sustained popularity of Agatha Christie, the Queen of the brilliant mystery set-up. She was a phenomenal writer, but it’s really the hooks of works like Ten Little Indians and Murder on...

Jake Oleson’s “IVRY” is the kind of work that people love to call “lyrical” because of how it evokes emotions as a visual poem. While this is a documentary, it reminded me of fictional works such as David...

Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is the latest entry in the “M:I” franchise and the first to repeat directors. Considering how good the fifth movie in the series was, it made all the sense in the world...

It’s tempting to compare the worldviews of Jimmy McGill and Sean “Dud” Dudley (Wyatt Russell), the protagonist of AMC’s “Lodge 49,” a new show airing with Jimmy’s “Better Call Saul” on Monday nights. Both men are...

“Night Comes On” is built around the numbed, distant stare of its heroine, Angel (Dominique Fishback), a teenage girl who wants to kill her father for murdering her mother. The story begins in relative tranquility, with Angel...

Next Thursday, August 7th, Chicago’s year-round Midwest Independent Film Festival will hold its annual Female Filmmakers Night. Taking place at 6 p.m. at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema, the event will feature a showcase of shorts that were all...

It becomes apparent from the moment I set foot in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton that Netflix wants to put on a show. There are women in shiny leotards and big curly wigs. There...

Answering the call for more diverse voices in film criticism and gender equity in Hollywood, Chaz Ebert announces that RogerEbert.com is gender balancing its regular rotation of film critics. Nell Minow, Monica Castillo and Tomris Laffly join Sheila O’Malley and Christy...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Amy””An Education””The End of the Tour””Ex Machina””Mississippi Grind””A Most Violent Year””Obvious Child””Room””The Rover””Slow West” 4 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Counterpart: Season One” Starz’s “Counterpart” was one of the most unexpected TV surprises of...