Movie

Matt writes: It always lifts my spirits to see a brand new movie theater open in my sweet home of Chicago, and that is precisely what happened on January 27th, when Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville welcomed its...

“Waking Karma” is the kind of small movie you root for even when it fails to live up to its potential. There’s a lot that doesn’t quite work, but you can tell by the strong performances and...

A decade ago, Electronic Arts and Visceral Games’ “Dead Space” seemed like one of the most creatively robust and successful franchises in the world. And then “Dead Space 3” disappointed—I was one of the few fans...

Gina Rodriguez is back on your small screen after ending the wonderful and under-watched “Jane the Virgin” in 2019. In ABC’s “Not Dead Yet,” premiering February 8, 2023, Rodriguez plays another charming writer at a personal...

Sometimes, it’s nice to have a good cry. And some of the best artists recognize that; Lord knows Jason Katims, who spearheaded thoughtful TV weepies like “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” does. But his latest for...

M. Night Shyamalan should probably just stay away from the apocalypse. Who could forget the baffling events of his global warming horror “The Happening,” aptly represented by a scene in which a character just lays down in front...

Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society” is the kind of film I didn’t know I wanted, in part because no one has made anything quite like it before. Manzoor’s influences have had similar sense and sensibilities—Edgar Wright and...

Co-writer/director/actor Sebastian Silva disappears midway through his new film, “Rotting in the Sun.” The prolific Silva hasn’t been as visible in movies for about five years, so it’s particularly funny to see him back on-screen, only...

“Iron Butterflies” is an impassioned, almost obsessive look at the tragedy of flight MH17, a commercial flight that was found to have been shot down by Ukrainian militia using Russian missiles in 2014. Russia has denied involvement; director...

Savanah Leaf is a name that you will know about soon, beginning with her unusual and stunning background as a director: she’s a former Olympian, a former path that makes sense when you see what she brings...