Look Back, 2026.Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Fuuri Nanase, Rokka Okada, Masaki Suda, Kankuro Kudo, Kayo Noro, Ryo Ikeda, Miyu Sasaki, and Maho Yamada.SYNOPSIS:Two manga artists meet and develop a bond over making manga.Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot web manga Look Back was something of a phenomenon on publication in 2021, spawning a […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Echo Chamber
The Echo Chamber, 2026.Directed by Andrea Pallaoro. Starring Luca Marinelli, Alicia Vikander, Susan Sarandon, Ann Akinjirin, Peter Coonan, Antonia Fotaras, and Aomi Muyock.SYNOPSIS:A love story where the boundaries between presence and absence, care and dependence, desire and control blur until they dissolve.There isn’t much heat or logic in director Andrea Pallaoro’s romantic drama The Echo […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Ana the Cleaner
Ana the Cleaner, 2026.Directed by Guy Bauer. Starring Yana Roykhman, Law Tarello, Katie L. Fetting, Caleb Harbin, Ilana Kohanchi, Tara Hazel Walsh, Mickey O’Sullivan, Connor Green, and Sarah Jersild.SYNOPSIS:Ana spends her days cleaning the homes of Chicago’s elite while feeding an obsession with true crime. When one of her clients suddenly disappears, Ana becomes convinced […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Clarissa
Clarissa, 2026.Written and Directed by Arie and Chuko Esiri. Starring Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Ria Amarteifio, Toheeb Jimoh, Jude Akuwudike, Danny Sapani, Modesinuola Ogundiwin, Chuks Joseph, Fortune Nwafor, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Joke Silva, and Ayo Edebiri.SYNOPSIS:Based on Mrs Dalloway. Follows a Lagos society wife preparing for a party while reflecting on her youth and the […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Iron Boy
Iron Boy, 2026.Directed by Louis Clichy. Featuring the voices of Gary Clichy, Rod Paradot, Dimitri Colas, Aurélie Vassort, Brune Moulin, Alexandre Astier, and Jean-Pascal Zadi.SYNOPSIS:Christophe, a 10-year-old boy with balance issues navigates life in an orthopedic brace while his struggling family farm faces modernization. Torn between independence and mending ties with his distant father, he […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, 2026.Written and Directed by Noah Segan. Starring John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Karina Arroyave, and Jack Mulhern.SYNOPSIS:When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim it.In writer/director Noah Segan’s […]
62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Musk
Musk, 2026.Directed by Alex Gibney. Featuring Elon Musk, Justine Musk, Ashley St. Clair, Errol Musk, Kara Swisher, Martin Eberhard, Zoë Schiffer, and Geoffrey Hinton.SYNOPSIS:A thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter.Told utilizing a first-person RPG video game framework, a creative choice that […]
Movie Review – Tangles (2026)
Tangles, 2026.Directed by Leah Nelson. Starring Julia Louis Dreyfuss, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston, Beanie Feldstein, Seth Rogen, Samira Wiley, Pamela Adlon, Sarah Silverman, Bowen Yang, and Wanda Sykes.SYNOPSIS: Sarah leaves her exciting life as an activist and artist in 90s San Francisco to return to the small, conservative hometown she fled when Alzheimer’s begins to […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2026 Review – The Debut
The Debut, 2026. Directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Starring Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Bonnie Milligan, Lillie Cooper, Colton Ryan, K. Todd Freeman, Eldar Isgandarov, Susan Blommaert, Maulik Pancholy, Jared Loftin, Megumi Nakamura, Havana Rose Liu, Patrick Fabian, Cara Buono, Jonah Diamond, Becca Suskauer, Jesse Eisenberg and Bernadette Peters. SYNOPSIS When an unassuming housewife is […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2026 Review – L’estranea (The Spiral)
L’estranea (The Spiral), 2026.Directed by Paolo Strippoli. Starring Jasmine Trinca, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Adriano Gianni, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.SYNOPSIS:A mother arrives at her daughter’s apartment during a storm to confess a lie that undermines their family’s foundation, leading to an unravelling relationship between them.The most important thing in cinema isn’t knowing how to move the […]
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