The Star Wars films amused few of our film critics.
Tag: Harrison Ford
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Luke Skywalker still has lessons to learn in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Writer-director Rian Johnson honors the franchise’s long history of pedagogy.
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The theological brilliance of Blade Runner 2049
The movie is more of a Talmudic commentary on its source material than a sequel to a cult classic.
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A shuttered Chicago public school promoted as ‘best in the class’ upscale apartments is a big fail
The conversion of Uptown’s Stewart School shows the city once again prioritizing private development over its dead-broke education system.
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Ballet, bad dates, and ‘The Bowman Brothers Radio Hour’: Notes from the fringe at Rhinofest
The 28th iteration of Curious Theatre Branch’s annual festival continues through February 26.
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Harrison Ford, looking like a beloved pet goat, is the heart and soul of Age of Adaline
The 72-year-old actor has a crucial role in the new romantic fantasy.
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Opening soon: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Will Ferrell returns as the vainglorious TV newsman.
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The ‘Scope of Fleischer’s vision, and the rest of this week’s movies
A preview of new and notable films playing in Chicago from August 23 to 29
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42 remembers the year Jackie Robinson integrated baseball
42 remembers the year Jackie Robinson integrated baseball.
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Letters and Comments, February 24, 2011
Alderphobia Re: “Aldermania! The Cirque de Silly is back in town,” by Ben Joravsky, February 17 When will the people of Chicago realize how irrelevant aldermen have become in this day and age? The only reason the system is still there is because people attribute too much importance to it. Every time I talk to […]
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The Actual Definitive Ultimate Director’s Cut
Blade Runner is back again—the way it was meant to be seen.
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Temple of Dumb
Nazis are fun! Jesus is fun! Arthurian legends are fun! Third world countries are fun! Caves are fun! The Holy Grail is fun! Lots of snakes and rats and skeletons are fun! Chases are fun! Narrow escapes are fun! Explosions are fun! Indiana Jones is fun! Indiana Jones’s father is fun!