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Home » Night of the Living Dead

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Posted inFilm

What’s old becomes new again

by Kat Sachs December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

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.

Posted inArts & Culture

How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’

by Janet Potter March 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.

Posted inFilm

Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House

by J.R. Jones October 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.

Posted inBlogs

Learning to appreciate Christmas movies

by Drew Hunt December 27, 2014August 18, 2021

Why Christmas haters can still appreciate Christmas movies

Posted inBlogs

Ten more CIFF reviews, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones October 17, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The five best zombie films for Halloween programming

by Drew Hunt October 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Highlights from the popular horror genre

Posted inBlogs

Y Tu Mama Tambien, Katyn, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week

by Reader staff April 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.

Posted inBlogs

Jude Law, Nicolas Cage, Scarlett Johansson, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 11, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Killer casks at the Day of the Living Ales

by Philip Montoro March 3, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones October 29, 2010August 19, 2021

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

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicagoans: How I Got Into Gore

by Anne Ford June 10, 2010August 19, 2021

Freelance effects artist Nora O’Sullivan on Fresh Scab, fake maggots, and the fine line between horror and glamour

Posted inReader

Goodbye To My First Kiss

by Heartbroker April 16, 2010August 19, 2021

Kissing cousins, relative terms, and a guy who spits instead of swallows. All and all, not a bad night.

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