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
Money changes everything in Andrew Bujalski’s Results
But a bigger budget doesn’t diminish the director’s talent.
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.
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.
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.
The last word (in movies, anyway) on consumerism
George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead remains the best movie on the subject
That’s entertainment: Buster Keaton’s The General
Buster Keaton’s The General is perfect entertainment
Now Playing: Legends of Laughter
Silent comedy classics by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd screen at Park Ridge Public Library, introduced by Matthew Hoffman.