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  • FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven is a Shocking, Fascinating Investigation of Faith

    by - Apr 29, 2022
    Based on the novel by Jon Krakauer and created by Dustin Lance Black, the FX series “Under the Banner of Heaven” concerns a grisly murder in an unlikely place—a heavily Mormon community in Utah, where a...
  • Ozark Pushes Off the Pier For Its Last Boat Ride

    by - Apr 28, 2022
    “If we do this we will never, ever have to worry about money again. Ever.” That was Marty Byrde’s pitch to his wife Wendy in 2007, when discussing Navarro drug cartel lieutenant Camino Del Rio’s offer...
  • We Own This City

    by - Apr 28, 2022
    If HBO’s excellent “We Own This City” sometimes feels like a footnote to “The Wire,” it’s mostly because the latter is one of the best dramas in the history of the form. It’s also because that...
  • The Survivor

    by - Apr 28, 2022
    Like its lead character, and the actor who plays him, Barry Levinson’s “The Survivor” initially presents as familiar and comprehensible. The biographical drama then proceeds to surprise its audience, not with plot twists—we’re told at the outset...
  • Ebertfest 2022 Recap: A Golden Homecoming

    by - Apr 27, 2022
    The communal power of Ebertfest 2022 was nothing short of a tonic for the soul! Could the spirit of Ebertfest, the annual film festival co-founded by Chaz Ebert and Roger Ebert at his alma mater, the University...
  • The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

    by - Apr 27, 2022
    Netflix loves a mess. Take two of the company’s hottest offerings right now: season five of “Selling Sunset” and “Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes.” The streaming service by no way invented this...
  • Breaking Down Walls: Cinema Femme Short Film Festival Seeks Gender Equality through Mentorship

    by - Apr 27, 2022
    The following featured interview was written by Katie Small. Last month’s Academy Awards marked the third time in the institution’s 94-year history in which a woman won Best Director, serving as a bittersweet reminder that the pace...
  • 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to be Held July 1-9, 2022

    by - Apr 27, 2022
    The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will have its 56th installment from Friday, July 1st, through Saturday, July 9th. This year, the festival will launch a new year-round program, KVIFF Talents, the objective of which...
  • Undone Seeks Answers and Closure in Sublime Second Season

    by - Apr 26, 2022
    It might seem strange that “Undone,” Prime Video’s animated series about timeline altering and mental illness, received a second season. Not because the first season wasn’t good—quite the opposite, actually. However, it appeared somewhat self-contained, content...
  • Vanessa Bayer Smiles Through the Pain in I Love That For You

    by - Apr 25, 2022
    For seven years, Vanessa Bayer was one of “Saturday Night Live”’s freshest, most fascinating faces: her exuberant eyes and toothy grin wide enough to hold horrible secrets, playing characters so bubbly and effervescent they always seem...