A list of the 35 best movies to play Chicago this year.
Tag: Francois Ozon
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At Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, adulthood is just an orgasm away
Two idiosyncratic coming-of-age movies premiere at this year’s festival.
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The Chicago Film Critics Festival, the rest of our new movie reviews, and this week’s notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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My favorite films of 2014, runners-up and caveats
Given how many superb movies play Chicago every year, it’s a struggle to limit a list of favorites to just ten—or even 30.
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The real story behind Dog Day Afternoon, Nicolas Cage, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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How Francois Ozon’s Young & Beautiful addresses the sexualization of adolescents
Considering the recent French drama in light of the trend of movies on the sexual exploitation of children
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Godzilla vs. Hairy Who, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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In Laurence Anyways, love anyways
Xavier Dolan’s drama Laurence Anyways explores the fallout when a heterosexual man loves a woman—and is one.
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Joyce, Fitzgerald, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Now playing: Sundance Institute 2011 shorts program
A review of the 2011 Sundance Institute shorts program currently playing at the Music Box Theatre
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This week’s movie action
New films by Carlos Reygadas (Battle in Heaven), Francois Ozon (Under the Sand), Christian Petzold (Yella), Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book), and Max Farberbock (Aimee & Jaguar).