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Posted inMusic

Hurray for the Riff Raff sings folk music for everyone

by Noah Berlatsky April 12, 2018August 18, 2021

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 […]

Posted inBlogs

Agnes Le Roux is gone, but the teen sex comedy is back—plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones July 24, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

Money changes everything in Andrew Bujalski’s Results

by J.R. Jones June 17, 2015August 18, 2021

But a bigger budget doesn’t diminish the director’s talent.

Posted inBlogs

Breaking Away, Full Metal Jacket, and and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week

by Reader staff November 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.

Posted inBlogs

The Wolf of Wall Street and the tradition of grotesque comedy

by Ben Sachs February 11, 2014August 18, 2021

Martin Scorsese’s latest upholds a comic style that’s at least as old as cinema itself.

Posted inBlogs

The Navigator, Funny Face, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week

by Reader staff December 13, 2013August 19, 2021

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

Posted inBlogs

The last word (in movies, anyway) on consumerism

by Ben Sachs November 29, 2012August 19, 2021

George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead remains the best movie on the subject

Posted inBlogs

That’s entertainment: Buster Keaton’s The General

by Drew Hunt July 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Buster Keaton’s The General is perfect entertainment

Posted inBlogs

Now Playing: Legends of Laughter

by J.R. Jones March 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Silent comedy classics by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd screen at Park Ridge Public Library, introduced by Matthew Hoffman.

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