The Boy and the Heron, 2023. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Soma Santoki, Aimyon, Ko Shibasaki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Yoshino Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Otake, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shōhei Hino. SYNOPSIS: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a […]
Movie Review – The Persian Version (2023)
The Persian Version, 2023. Written and Directed by Maryam Keshavarz. Starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bella Warda, Bijan Daneshmand, Shervin Alenabi, Jerry Habibi, Samuel Tehrani, Tom Byrne, Chiara Stella, Arty Froushan, Parsa Kaffash, and Reza Diako. SYNOPSIS: When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother […]
59th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia, 2023. Written and Directed by Mohamed Kordofani. Starring Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Gomaa, Ger Duany, Issraa Elkogali Häggström, Stephanos James Peter, Louis Daniel Ding, Mouawia Khalid, Motasim Abdelrazig Ahmed, Mohamed Abdelazim, Martha Nilwak Kando, Shamsaldeen Minto Abouti, and Paulino Victor Bol. SYNOPSIS: Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former […]
58th Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy, 2022. Directed by Steve James. Featuring Theodore Hall and Joan Hall. SYNOPSIS: The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia. The latest effort from celebrated documentary filmmaker Steve James (Life Itself, Abacus), A Compassionate Spy, follows Ted Hall, responsible for physician work on The […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog, 2021. Written and Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, Adam Beach, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – King Richard
King Richard, 2021. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Noah Bean, Vaughn W. Hebron, and Chet Grissom. SYNOPSIS: A look at how tennis superstars […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Passing
Passing, 2021. Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham, Ethan Barrett, Ashley Ware Jenkins, and Amos J. Machanic. SYNOPSIS: Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Belfast
Belfast, 2021. Written and Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Turlough Convery, Gerard McCarthy, Bríd Brennan, Sid Sagar, Colin Morgan, and Olive Tennant. SYNOPSIS: Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Spencer
Spencer, 2021. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Thomas Douglas, Olga Hellsing, Matthias Wolkowski, Oriana Gordon, Ryan Wichert, John Keogh, Amy Manson, Elizabeth Berrington, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry, Stella Gonet, Richard Sammel, Lore Stefanek, James Harkness, Laura Benson, Wendy Patterson, and Libby Rodliffe. SYNOPSIS: During her […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – C’mon C’mon
C’mon C’mon. 2021 Written and Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, and Sarah Klein. SYNOPSIS: A radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew. There are real-life concerns about the planet’s future and the emotional struggles of a fictional estranged family […]
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