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Home » Joshua Oppenheimer

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Posted inBlogs

Mama-rama, plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones August 14, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Joshua Oppenheimer discusses The Look of Silence and finding movie magic in real-life horror

by Ben Sachs August 13, 2015August 18, 2021

An interview with the internationally acclaimed documentarian, whose latest film about the Indonesian genocide opens in Chicago tomorrow.

Posted inBlogs

David Cronenberg invades Hollywood, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones March 13, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

Year in review: 2013 at the movies

by J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs December 24, 2013August 19, 2021

Year in review: J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs each pick their top ten.

Posted inBlogs

My favorite Chicago movie premieres of 2013, 20-11

by Ben Sachs December 22, 2013August 19, 2021

The second in a multipart series on my favorite new movies of the year

The Act of Killing
Posted inFilm

The Act of Killing’s theater of war

by J.R. Jones August 14, 2013August 19, 2021

In Joshua Oppenheimer’s unforgettable documentary, Indonesian executioners re-create their killings for the camera.

The Act of Killing
Posted inFilm

Mass murderers embrace movie magic in The Act of Killing

by J.R. Jones April 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Indonesian executioners take to the big screen in The Act of Killing.

Posted inBlogs

Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens tonight

by J.R. Jones April 8, 2013August 19, 2021

The HBO documentary Gideon’s Army screens at Gene Siskel Film Center

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