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Author Archives: Ben Sachs

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A fond farewell to Odd Obsession

by Ben Sachs May 12, 2020August 18, 2021

Remembering the people and films that made the video store special.

Posted inFilm

Chicago movie journal: Make no little home-viewing plans

by Ben Sachs March 24, 2020August 18, 2021

Now is the time to tackle some daunting cinema.

Posted inFilm

Chicago Movie Journal: Two Walshes, two Invisibles

by Ben Sachs March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Four films exploring humanity, made for the big screen.

Posted inFilm

Chicago Movie Journal: History and mystery

by Ben Sachs February 25, 2020August 18, 2021

Marco Bellocchio’s films remind us that cinema is an adventure.

Posted inFilm

Chicago Movie Journal: The communist imagination

by Ben Sachs February 13, 2020August 18, 2021

The romantic pull of the Soviet ideology in film.

Posted inFilm

Ben Sachs’s 25 favorite movies of the decade

by Ben Sachs January 28, 2020August 18, 2021

You might have missed some of the most groundbreaking and innovative films of the 2010s.

Posted inFilm

Ben Sachs’s top 12 films of 2019

by Ben Sachs December 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Yes, there are some ties.

Posted inFilm

Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation

by Ben Sachs November 1, 2019August 23, 2021

Curated by filmmakers (and former Chicagoans) Alexander Steward and Lilli Carré, this two-program mini festival includes new work and selected retrospective titles. Filmmakers featured this year include Janie Geiser, Barbara Hammer, Allison Schulnik, Kevin Eskew, and Sebastian Buerkner.

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: So long for now

by Ben Sachs October 29, 2019August 18, 2021

Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.

Posted inFilm

Five (For Ozu)

by Ben Sachs October 24, 2019August 23, 2021

1 hour 18 min • 2003

Posted inFilm

The Golden Glove

by Ben Sachs October 24, 2019August 23, 2021

NR • 1 hour 51 min • 2019

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: The lighter side of class conflict

by Ben Sachs October 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Five films that successfully temper heavy social analysis with laughs.

Posted inFilm

CIFF puts new voices in the spotlight

by Ben Sachs October 16, 2019August 18, 2021

First- and second-time directors shine in these six worthwhile films making their local premieres.

Posted inFilm

Movie Tuesday: Jazz on film

by Ben Sachs October 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Both highly collaborative art forms often play on improvisation and the music of chance.

Posted inFilm

Parasite

by Ben Sachs October 10, 2019August 23, 2021

NR • 2 hours 12 min • 2019

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