His latest film feels more like a track on a greatest hits album than a fresh discovery.
Tag: Michael Haneke
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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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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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Chicago in the future, the underground in Chicago, and the rest of this week’s movies
Noting new and notable films screening in Chicago from 3/28 to 4/3
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Year in review: 2013 at the movies
Year in review: J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs each pick their top ten.
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The birth of cinema verite, and the rest of this week’s movies
Previewing notable film screenings in Chicago from January 11-17
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Till death do us part
In Michael Haneke’s Amour, a husband and wife face their last days together.
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Getting uncomfortable with Rick Alverson, director of The Comedy
An interview with the Virginia-based independent filmmaker
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TIFF Review: Short Takes
I’ve been at the Toronto International Film Festival for four full days now, watching four movies a day, and these suckers are starting to pile up. So I’m going to bang out some capsule reviews, starting with my favorites so far. Soul Kitchen
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Games people play
Michael Haneke’s messing with your head; here’s how NOT to play along.
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Pretty poison
As long as we’ve a middle class to discomfit, there’ll always be Michael Hanekes around to do it.