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Home » Bryan Cranston

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Posted inFilm

Is Breaking Bad as good as we remember?

by Taryn Allen October 1, 2020August 18, 2021

Seven years after the show’s finale, a rewatch reveals both problems and growth.

Posted inFilm

In its depiction of race, The Upside doesn’t have one

by Brandon Sward February 6, 2019August 18, 2021

The American remake starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart lacks the heart of the French original.

Posted inBlogs

Last Flag Flying is Richard Linklater’s latest triumph

by Ben Sachs November 17, 2017August 18, 2021

The Boyhood director delivers a casually masterful adaptation of Darryl Ponicsan’s 2005 novel.

Posted inFilm

The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed

by Chicago Reader October 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival

Posted inBlogs

E.L. Doctorow’s ‘Wakefield’ should have stayed on the page

by Ben Sachs June 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Robin Swicord’s literary adaptation is a dud.

Posted inBlogs

Trump may be a grandiose narcissist, but he’s no match for the Lyndon Johnson of All the Way

by J.R. Jones May 25, 2016August 18, 2021

The HBO movie about a narcissist-in-chief reveals a lot about our potential new narcissist-in-chief.

Posted inBlogs

Your Movie Is an Act of Self-Negation, Charlie Brown! plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones November 13, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

Come for Bryan Cranston, stay for Dalton Trumbo

by J.R. Jones November 13, 2015August 18, 2021

A blacklisted screenwriter toughs it out in Trumbo.

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Posted inFilm

Welcome to Godzilla land

by Ben Sachs May 21, 2014August 18, 2021

The new Godzilla remake is a lesson in the lost art of mise-en-scene.

Posted inBlogs

It’s all over now, baby blue: A Breaking Bad chat

by Mara Shalhoup, Kevin Warwick and Sam Worley September 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Three Reader staff members discuss one of the most heavily anticipated finales in television history.

Posted inBlogs

Breaking Bad engages warp drive

by Mara Shalhoup and Kevin Warwick August 13, 2013August 19, 2021

Two Reader staffers discuss the return of Breaking Bad.

Posted inBlogs

Video Drone: The director of American History X takes on the chaos in our schools

by J.R. Jones October 30, 2012August 19, 2021

On the DVD release of Tony Kaye’s Detachment

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