The Reader’s film editor selects his favorite movies that premiered in Chicago this year.
Tag: Studio Ghibli
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The Japanese animated feature Your Name is far prettier—and weirder—than any American blockbuster
Makato Shinkai’s movie is the body-swapping romance-cum-disaster film you didn’t realize you were waiting for.
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The Red Turtle swims against the tide of children’s animation
Dutch artist Michael Dudok de Wit tells the simple story of a castaway humbled by nature.
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The season in sex comedies, plus the rest of this week’s new reviews and notable screenings
A round-up of movies playing around town between July 3 and 9.
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Suicide is painless in Amour Fou, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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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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Reese Witherspoon goes Wild, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
A roundup of what’s playing around town and newly reviewed films in this week’s issue
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Will Tale of the Princess Kaguya be Studio Ghibli’s final masterpiece?
Renowned animation outfit Studio Ghibli ponders its future as its new Tale of the Princess Kaguya looks to the past.
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The Wind Rises: On a higher plane
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises considers a man who saw the beauty in war.
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My favorite Chicago movie premieres of 2013, 30-21
The first in a multipart series on notable movies to first appear in Chicago this past year
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Catching up with R.I.P.D before it dies, and the rest of this week’s screenings
A summary of movies playing in Chicago from July 26 to August 1
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Meet some cool cats of avant-garde cinema this Friday and Saturday
Previewing a program of cat-related experimental shorts playing on Friday and Saturday
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Get to Lakeview before the suns sets on Poppy Hill
The latest animated feature by Japan’s Studio Ghibli is leaving town too soon.
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Black is beautiful, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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A list of 20 notable classics and rediscoveries that screened in Chicago in 2012
The year in revival screenings