Robert Kojder chats with A Little Prayer writer-director Angus MacLachlan…At Sundance 2023, writer/director Angus MacLachlan premiered A Little Prayer, a quietly moving study of a messy family primarily from the perspective of its patriarch, Bill, played by the always wonderful David Strathairn. Much closer to his son David’s (Will Pullen) partner Tami (a beautifully nuanced turn from […]
Movie Review – Birdeater (2023)
Birdeater, 2023.Directed by Jack Clark and Jim Weir. Starring Mackenzie Fearnley, Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, Caroline McQuade, and Will Rodriguez.SYNOPSIS:A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé’s bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.Having premiered back in 2023 […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2025 Review – A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer, 2025.Written and Directed by Angus MacLachlan. Starring Jane Levy, David Strathairn, Dascha Polanco, Celia Weston, Steve Coulter, Keisha Tillis, Will Pullen, Billie Roy, Ashley Shelton, David Price, Amy Marie Murphy, Justin Paitsel, Rita Glynn, Jeffrey Dean Foster, and Anna Camp.SYNOPSIS:A man tries to protect his daughter-in-law when he finds out that his […]
Movie Review – The Uninvited (2024)
The Uninvited, 2024.Written and Directed by Nadia Conners. Starring Elizabeth Reaser, Walton Goggins, Lois Smith, Eva De Dominici, Rufus Sewell, Pedro Pascal, Michael Panes, Kate Comer, Roland Rubio, Annie Korzen, and Bobby Burkich.SYNOPSIS:A stranger crashes a party, sparking a comedy of errors, and a reordering of life.During preparations for an important gathering, where theater actress Rose (Elizabeth […]
Movie Review – The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
The Luckiest Man in America, 2025.Directed by Samir Oliveros. Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Brian Geraghty, Haley Bennett, Johnny Knoxville, David Rysdahl, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Ricky Russert, Lilli Kay, and James Wolk.SYNOPSIS:May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2025 Review – Lurker
Lurker, 2025.Written and Directed by Alex Russell. Starring Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Havana Rose Liu, Sunny Suljic, Daniel Zolghadri, Zack Fox, Cam Hicks, Chaize Macklin, Brian Niles, Sean Wang, Myra Turley, Jonas Gindin, Hannah Christine Shetler, Mikaela Poon, Willa Shaw, and Rene Leech.SYNOPSIS:A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge […]
Movie Review – Cleaner (2025)
Cleaner, 2025.Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Taz Skylar, Flavia Watson, Ray Fearon, Rufus Jones, Richard Hope, Lee Boardman, Stella Stocker, Atanas Srebrev, Celine Arden, Akie Kotabe, Poppy Townsend White, Andreea Diac, Rachel Kwok, Lorna Lowe, Cassandra Spiteri, Frances Katz, Mélissa Humler, Ben Essex, and Karin Carlson.SYNOPSIS:Criminal activists hijack a gala, taking […]
Movie Review – Salvable (2025)
Salvable, 2025.Directed by Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta. Starring Toby Kebbell, Shia LaBeouf, James Cosmo, Barry Ward, Shaun Paul McGrath, Aiysha Hart, Elaine Cassidy, Nell Hudson, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Vauxhall Jermaine, and Renu Brindle.SYNOPSIS:An aging boxer struggles to escape the grasp of a small town while battling a fractured relationship with his teenage daughter.A pastiche […]
Movie Review – Thunderbolts* (2025)
Thunderbolts*, 2025.Directed by Jake Schreier. Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Olga Kurylenko, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, Joshua Mikel, and Violet McGraw.SYNOPSIS:After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them […]
Movie Review – Vulcanizadora (2025)
Vulcanizadora, 2025.Directed by Joel Potrykus. Starring Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Bill Vincent, Solo Potrykus, Jaz Edwards, Sherryl Despres, Scott Ayotte, Melissa Blanchard, Dennis Grantz, G. Foster II, and Michael Saunders.SYNOPSIS:Two friends take a trip through a Michigan forest, intent on carrying out a disturbing pact.Following two middle-aged friends wandering around in a Michigan forest, one […]
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