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Author Archives: Ben Sachs
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Chicago movie journal: Make no little home-viewing plans
Now is the time to tackle some daunting cinema.
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Chicago Movie Journal: Two Walshes, two Invisibles
Four films exploring humanity, made for the big screen.
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Chicago Movie Journal: History and mystery
Marco Bellocchio’s films remind us that cinema is an adventure.
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Chicago Movie Journal: The communist imagination
The romantic pull of the Soviet ideology in film.
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Ben Sachs’s 25 favorite movies of the decade
You might have missed some of the most groundbreaking and innovative films of the 2010s.
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Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation
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.
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Movie Tuesday: So long for now
Final films from five directors to mark our farewell—for now—from writer Ben Sachs.
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Movie Tuesday: The lighter side of class conflict
Five films that successfully temper heavy social analysis with laughs.
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CIFF puts new voices in the spotlight
First- and second-time directors shine in these six worthwhile films making their local premieres.
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Movie Tuesday: Jazz on film
Both highly collaborative art forms often play on improvisation and the music of chance.