The Chicago Latino Film Festival poses a problem—a good problem, but a problem nevertheless. There are simply too many interesting programs to see, and as any cinephile is loath to admit, we’re but singular bodies unable to be in more than one place at the same time.
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Now playing: a return to the movies
After several pandemic pivots and herd immunity on the horizon, local movie theaters and film programs are returning to business not-quite-as-usual.
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Broaden your horizons with the Chicago Latino Film Festival
The virtual version of the 36th annual fest allows for more cinematic exploration.
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The wall’s gonna fall at the Chicago Latino Film Festival
The 34th edition of the long-running festival brings 60 new features from Spain, the U.S., and Central and South America.
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The first Chicago International Latino Theater Festival brings 11 productions from five countries
And organizer Myrna Salazar wants you to buy a ticket.
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Unforgettable revives a worthy subgenre but adds nothing to it
It’s also, alas, the only female-directed movie playing at most multiplexes right now.
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Eight films playing the 33rd Chicago Latino Film Festival, reviewed
More than 50 new features make their local debuts in this year’s festival.
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What’s screening at the Chicago Latino Film Festival
More than a hundred new shorts and features make their Chicago debut at the 32nd edition.
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For Ecuadoran writer-director Joe Houlberg, a thriller is a riddle wrapped inside an enigma
Joe Houlberg’s Thirst tells an ambiguous tale of sex, blindness, and deception.
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The Chicago Palestine Film Festival and CIMMFest highlight this week’s new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Our guide to the Chicago Latino Film Festival, week two
South American sci-fi dominates this week’s roundup of the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
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Our reviews of the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the rest of what’s screening this week
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 4/8: Florasonic, Maria Gaspar, and The Amazing Catfish
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, April 8