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Home » Lars von Trier

Tag: Lars von Trier

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The House That Jack Built is Lars von Trier’s way of showing how much he loves women

by Anne Elizabeth Moore January 18, 2019August 18, 2021

He just has a funny way of showing it.

Posted inBlogs

The Vatican Tapes is a waste of a good director

by Ben Sachs July 29, 2015August 18, 2021

Mark Neveldine, one half of the duo behind Crank and Gamer, strikes out with a close-to-generic demonic possession flick.

Posted inBlogs

My favorite films of 2014, runners-up and caveats

by Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

More on the Trilogy of Life, Nymphomaniac, and Roommates: Three ways of playing the organs

by Ben Sachs July 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Considering how three very different films (all of which played recently in Chicago) employ hard-core imagery

Posted inBlogs

How does Nymphomaniac compare to other cinematic endurance tests?

by Ben Sachs June 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Reflections on watching all four hours of Lars von Trier’s latest in one sitting

Posted inBlogs

Tom Cruise, Sam Shepard, John Carpenter, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones June 6, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Weekly Top Five: The best of Lars von Trier

by Drew Hunt April 6, 2014August 18, 2021

Highlights from the filmography of Lars Von Trier

Posted inBlogs

CUFF, CLFF, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 4, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Muppets, nymphos, air sex, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones March 21, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Feelin' that End of the World blues
Posted inFilm

Some bang, some whimper

by J.R. Jones June 27, 2012August 19, 2021

Steve Carell faces Armageddon in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Posted inBlogs

Feeling ambivalent about Polisse . . . for now

by Ben Sachs May 29, 2012August 19, 2021

Feeling ambivalent about the recent French drama Polisse. But how will I feel in three decades?

Melancholia
Posted inNews & Politics

Our guide to the 2011 Chicago International Film Festival

by J.R. Jones October 6, 2011August 19, 2021

Escape the ubiquity of American movies with 150 features from nearly every corner of the world

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones September 15, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones February 11, 2010August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable films in this week’s Chicago Reader.

Posted inBlogs

I don’t get Lars von Trier but he makes people write interesting things

by Whet Moser October 8, 2009August 19, 2021

Ebert on von Trier’s Antichrist, screening Monday at River East 21 as part of the Chicago International Film Festival: “Von Trier’s original intention, it’s said, was to reveal at the end that the world was created by Satan, not God: That evil, not goodness, reigns ascendant. His finished film reflects the same idea, but not […]

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