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Home » Christopher Nolan

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Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway and Reginald Edmund, cofounders of Black Lives, Black Words, on the set of Ride Share at Writers Theatre
Posted inArts & Culture

Ride Share explores the dark side of the gig economy

by Dmitry Samarov June 21, 2021August 18, 2021

A former cabbie talks to writer Reginald Edmund about Ride Share at Writers Theatre—and the real-life experiences that inspired it.

Posted inFilm

Tenet is the most Nolan-esque film yet—and that’s not a good thing

by Kat Sachs September 10, 2020August 18, 2021

The auteur doesn’t show much growth in his most recent self-indulgent work.

Posted inBlogs

The Post is a Happy Days for old journalists

by Michael Miner January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Steven Spielberg’s film is a reminder of how much fun journalism can be.

Posted inBlogs

Academy Awards 2018: The Oscar nominees

by Steve Heisler January 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Reader reviews of the top films

Posted inFilm

Gary Oldman is the complete Winston Churchill, but Darkest Hour tells only half the story

by J.R. Jones December 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Joe Wright’s biopic captures a great leader but not the people who empowered him.

Posted inBlogs

Dunkirk and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets are alive with the sound of money

by Ben Sachs July 26, 2017August 18, 2021

The latest from Christopher Nolan and Luc Besson are both weighed down by their sense of spectacle.

Posted inBlogs

A new film series focuses on the impact of Chicago architecture

by Leah Pickett December 12, 2016August 18, 2021

ArcLight Cinemas is partnering with the Chicago Architecture Foundation on a monthly curated film series that will run from January to April 2017.

Posted inBlogs

European Union Film Festival kicks off Friday, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones March 4, 2016August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Does 70-millimeter film improve the moviegoing experience?

by Ian Simmons February 19, 2016August 18, 2021

The Music Box’s festival, devoted to the celluloid format, begins tonight.

Posted inBlogs

Psychologists gone wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones October 30, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable sceenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Is Interstellar better when you’re stoned?

by Ben Sachs November 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic has a few things in common with 2001: A Space Odyssey, you say? Let’s put it to the test.

Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar
Posted inFilm

Matthew McConaughey goes nowhere fast in Interstellar

by Ben Sachs November 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is long on idea but short on story.

Posted inBlogs

Weekly Top Five: The best of Korean New Wave

by Drew Hunt November 24, 2013August 19, 2021

Weekly Top Five: Korean New Wave

Man of Steel
Posted inFilm

Superman returns (again) in Man of Steel

by J.R. Jones June 13, 2013August 19, 2021

With Man of Steel, the screenwriters of the “Dark Knight” trilogy take a crack at the original superhero.

Deceptive Practice:  The Mysteries and  Mentors of Ricky Jay
Posted inFilm

Ricky Jay has something up his sleeve

by J.R. Jones June 6, 2013August 19, 2021

In Deceptive Practice, master illusionist Ricky Jay remembers the stage magicians who shaped him.

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