A Louis Jordan tribune and a satire of the 21st-century news biz are among this week’s best bets.
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Joe Swanberg’s Easy is easily the most north-side-centric Chicago show of all time—but that’s not so terrible
The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.
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Bullets Over Broadway, The Producers, MPAACT’s Feral, and nine more new theater reviews
Two hit musical comedies and a drama examining the Chicago Police Department’s “systemic racism” are among this week’s best bets.
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In Creative Control, a young advertising executive gets a dose of virtual reality
Benjamin Dickinson wrote, directed, and stars in this indie comedy inspired by Antonioni and Woody Allen.
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The ghosts of the Daley administration haunt Mayor Rahm’s budget hearings
Though he blames Mayor Daley for the budget crisis that’s making him jack up property taxes, Mayor Rahm has filled his budget office with old Daley staffers.
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After a string of tragedies, veteran Chicago photographer Marc Hauser plans his comeback
Famous for photographing Michael Jordan and other celebs, the wheelchair-bound artist is working his way back photographing families as part of a Groupon deal.
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Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Allen make you think twice about murder in Irrational Man
Reminiscent of Claude Chabrol’s films, Allen’s latest is a breezy film about moral dilemmas.
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Genteel Italian drama The Dinner: Stick it in the microwave
A surgeon and an attorney face a moral dilemma in Ivano De Matteo’s film.
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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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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Fading Gigolo rekindles the light of Bertrand Blier
John Turturro cites the French novelist and filmmaker as a major influence on his new movie Fading Gigolo, providing a reminder of Blier’s singular talent.
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CIMMFest ascendant, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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In a new memoir, Gary Shteyngart is no Little Failure
In Little Failure, Gary Shteyngart looks back on an immigrant childhood.
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One Japanese masterpiece, two local film festivals, and the rest of this week’s screenings
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 2 and 8
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In Blue Jasmine, the song remains the same
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s latest, is too enamored of the affluent to be anything but tone deaf.