The first in a multipart series on notable movies to first appear in Chicago this past year
Tag: The Spectacular Now
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Width and without, part three; or, how close is too close for comfort?
How The Spectacular Now redeems a problematic cinematic device, the wide-screen closeup
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Aldrich rides again, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 16 and 22.
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Coming-of-age grows up in The Spectacular Now
The coming-of-age film grows up in James Ponsoldt’s The Spectacular Now.
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Great popular art, past and present, and the rest of this week’s movies
Noting new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 9 and 15