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Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

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Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Alex Jennings, Jason Tobin, Adrienne Lau, and Anthony Wong. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might […]

61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Kontinental ’25

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Kontinental ’25, 2025. Directed by Radu Jude. Starring Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiou, Adonis Tanta, and Serban Pavlu. SYNOPSIS: Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, the capital city of Transylvania. One day she must evict a homeless man who lives in the basement of a building. An unexpected event creates a moral crisis she tries to […]

61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Voice of Hind Rajab

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The Voice of Hind Rajab, 2025. Written and Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Starring Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury, and Nesbat Serhan. SYNOPSIS: January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to […]

61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Mastermind (2025)

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The Mastermind, 2025. Written and Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Amanda Plummer, Eli Gelb, Cole Doman, Javion Allen, Matthew Maher, Rhenzy Feliz, Juan Carlos Hernández, Jean Zarzour, D.J. Stroud, Ryan Homchick, Sterling Thompson, Jasper Thompson, Margot Anderson-Song, Katie Hubbard, Barry Mulholland, Alexis Nicole […]

61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – It Was Just an Accident

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It Was Just an Accident, 2025. Written and Directed by Jafar Panahi. Starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashem, Zadeh Delmaz, Najafi Afsaneh, and Najm Abadi. SYNOPSIS: Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One […]

61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Useful Ghost (2025)

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A Useful Ghost, 2025. Written and Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. Starring Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Gandhi​ Wasuvitchayagit, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kritpahat Srimangkornkaew, Katanyu Swangsri, Dhyan Ho, Wachara Kanha, Krittin Thongmai, and Supravee Jantanasavedol. SYNOPSIS: A spirit possesses a vacuum cleaner, causing many consequences. While the premise of writer/director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s […]

Movie Review – Memoir of a Snail (2024)

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Memoir of a Snail, 2024. Written and Directed by Adam Elliot. Featuring the voice talents of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Magda Szubanski, Paul Capsis, Tony Armstrong, Mason Litsos, Charlotte Belsey, Davey Thompson, Selena Brennan, Jub Clerc, Luke Elliot, Nick Cave, Bernie Clifford, David Williams, and Craig Ross. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Movie Review – The Girl with the Needle (2024)

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The Girl with the Needle, 2024. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder, Ava Knox Martin, Ari Alexander, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz, Magnus von Horn, and Benedikte Hansen. SYNOPSIS: Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an […]

Movie Review – Conclave (2024)

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Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Sergio Castellitto, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Jacek Koman, Rony Kramer, Joseph Mydell, Thomas Loibl, Loris Loddi, Willie Jonah, Romuald Kłos, Roberto Citran, Madhav Sharma, Garrick Hagon, Vincenzo Failla, and Bruno Novelli. SYNOPSIS: When Cardinal Lawrence […]