Rather than make a list of my favorite new films of the year, I’ve made a list of my favorite repertory screenings of 2022.
Tag: Night of the Living Dead
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.
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.
Learning to appreciate Christmas movies
Why Christmas haters can still appreciate Christmas movies
Ten more CIFF reviews, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
The five best zombie films for Halloween programming
Highlights from the popular horror genre
Y Tu Mama Tambien, Katyn, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
Killer casks at the Day of the Living Ales
If you think “cask beer” means “flat, warm, and funny tasting,” what you’ve had is some seriously fucked-up cask beer—and this is the festival to prove it to you.
Chicagoans: How I Got Into Gore
Freelance effects artist Nora O’Sullivan on Fresh Scab, fake maggots, and the fine line between horror and glamour
Goodbye To My First Kiss
Kissing cousins, relative terms, and a guy who spits instead of swallows. All and all, not a bad night.