Film & TV

2024 Academy Award Nominations (and Snubs) Revealed
‘Oppenheimer’ leads the pack, but major snubs steal the headlines

‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates Chicago Indie Critics Awards
And the Windie goes to…

REVIEW: Death and Other Details
A locked room mystery set on a luxury ship is at the center of this new Hulu series

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Lead Windie Award Nominations
The Chicago Indie Critics have officially announced the nominees for their upcoming Windie Awards.

Golden Globes 2024 Winners Revealed
‘Succession’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ excelled at this year’s Golden Globes.

REVIEW: Laced
Remote cabin. Record blizzard. Attempted murder. All the ingredients for a cozy Hitchcockian thriller.

REVIEW: The Iron Claw
A Greek Tragedy in the wicked world of 1980s-1990s wrestling

REVIEW: Poor Things
Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ is resurrected in this unhinged Emma Stone dramedy

24 Must-See Movies in 2024
2023 was a strong year for movies, but there’s plenty to look forward to in the new year.

Top 10 Movies of 2023
From epic biopics to glitzy blockbusters, 2023 had something for every flavor of film fanatic.

REVIEW: The Zone of Interest
Disproving the notion that World War III has been explored in totality, this A24 film packs a heavy emotional punch

REVIEW: Maestro
Carey Mulligan shines in this Leonard Bernstein biopic from director Bradley Cooper

Golden Globes 2024 Nominations Revealed
Barbenheimer dominates this year’s globes

REVIEW: American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright stars in this magnificent film that will have you thinking deeply and laughing wholeheartedly

REVIEW: Wonka
Can Chalamet follow Wilder and Depp in playing the iconic chocolate maker?

REVIEW: Eileen
Anne Hathaway leads a modern Hitchcockian thriller that fails to come together

REVIEW: Fast Charlie
Pierce Brosnan stars in this old-school crime thriller that marks James Caan’s final performance

REVIEW: Godzilla Minus One
Incredible emotional depth and jaw-dropping Godzilla action make this one of the year’s best films

REVIEW: Anatomy of a Fall
A husband falls to his death. Did his wife push him? Did the husband jump to his death? Such questions are posed in this year’s Palme d’Or

REVIEW: May December
‘Carol’ director Todd Haynes offers a profound exploration of trauma and filmmaking in his latest feature

REVIEW: Saltburn
Aesthetic beauty meets thematic ugliness in this enthralling thriller

REVIEW: Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage stars in one of the year’s best and weirdest films

REVIEW: Napoleon
Joaquin Phoenix + Ridley Scott making a Napoleon Bonaparte movie? What could go wrong…?

REVIEW: Fair Play
Combining contemporary gender commentary with 90s erotic thriller sensibilities, this new Netflix film is one of the best of the year.

REVIEW: The Killer
David Fincher’s latest is a slow-burn, intense thrill ride

REVIEW: Five Nights at Freddy’s
Does Blumhouse’s adaptation of the famous game break the ‘curse’ of video game movies?

REVIEW: Killers of the Flower Moon
DiCaprio, DeNiro, and Scorsese team up for a powerful, albeit flawed, epic

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘Westermann’ Documentary Director Leslie Buchbinder on Excellent New Art Doc
Explore the work of inspirational artist H.C. Westermann in this new documentary

REVIEW: The Exorcist: Believer
Can Blumhouse and David Gordon Green recreate the terror of a horror classic?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ Writer/Director Francis Galluppi Discusses New Contained Thriller
This contained neo-Western may be climbing up your Best of the Year list

FANTASTIC FEST REVIEW: What You Wish For
The latest culinary thriller takes ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Menu’ and adds some Tarantino intensity to the mix

REVIEW: Dumb Money
Witness the Gamestop stock phenomenon in this light-hearted David and Goliath tale

FANTASTIC FEST REVIEW: Your Lucky Day
Angus Cloud excels as a gunman holds customers at a convenience store hostage when one of them wins the $156 million lottery

FANTASTIC FEST REVIEW: The Last Stop in Yuma County
Jim Cummings leads a tense, contained thriller premiering at Fantastic Fest

