Thanks to icons such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell, the pop-culture stereotype is that most folk musicians are white. But that image has always been a deceptive one, and today numerous artists like Rhiannon Giddens, Valerie June, and Haley Heynderickx are following in the footsteps of POC folk greats like Odetta and […]
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Agnes Le Roux is gone, but the teen sex comedy is back—plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Money changes everything in Andrew Bujalski’s Results
But a bigger budget doesn’t diminish the director’s talent.
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Breaking Away, Full Metal Jacket, and and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
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The Wolf of Wall Street and the tradition of grotesque comedy
Martin Scorsese’s latest upholds a comic style that’s at least as old as cinema itself.
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The Navigator, Funny Face, 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.
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The last word (in movies, anyway) on consumerism
George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead remains the best movie on the subject
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That’s entertainment: Buster Keaton’s The General
Buster Keaton’s The General is perfect entertainment
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Now Playing: Legends of Laughter
Silent comedy classics by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd screen at Park Ridge Public Library, introduced by Matthew Hoffman.