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Tag: George A. Romero
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How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’
Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.
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Chicago author Daniel Kraus to finish George A. Romero’s final zombie novel
“My next book is my wildest dream come true,” Kraus says.
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Mom and Dad is a bracing Mad magazine-style satire
The latest from Brian Taylor, the co-director of Crank and Gamer, is playing all week at Facets.
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Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House
Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.
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This year’s edition of Music Box of Horrors isn’t just for horror buffs
The annual 24-hour marathon of spooky movies returns with an impressive lineup.
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Nocturama is the most important new movie to play in Chicago this year
Bertrand Bonello’s 2016 masterpiece is currently in the middle of a weeklong Chicago run at Facets.
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RIP George A. Romero, whose Martin remains a masterpiece of independent filmmaking
Revisiting the 1978 vampire movie in the wake of its director’s passing.
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Strong performances can’t undo the self-importance of It Comes at Night
Trey Edward Shults’s arty horror film is a case of form overwhelming content.
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Spike Lee brings the blaxploitation classic Ganja & Hess back from the grave
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus pays tribute to the 70s chiller.
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Best Films of 2014, number ten: Cheap Thrills
J.R. Jones counts down his favorite films of 2014. Today at number ten: Cheap Thrills.
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Ten more CIFF reviews, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Crime takes a holiday in The Purge: Anarchy
In The Purge: Anarchy, all laws are suspended for a single night.