Screening at the Wilmette Theatre and AMC River East, this eight-film series showcases recent movies from east Asia, with an emphasis on popular genres. South Korea is represented by Cold Eyes, a suspense story about a surveillance team assigned to catch a group of bank robbers; one of the country’s biggest hits of 2013, it […]
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Horrible Bosses 2 has a lot to say about degradation—and almost none of it’s funny
The latest lowbrow comedy from Warner Bros. also has a surprising amount in common with the chilling indie drama Ghosts of Empire Prairie, which screens in Chicago next week.
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That’s not my finger! and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The oral tradition
Pang Ho-cheung’s Vulgaria raises the dirty joke to the level of art