Film Favorites From 2018
We look back at a number of our favorite films from 2018. This is by no means a ‘best of’Continue Reading
Tag: Moonlight
Most Anticipated of November 2018
Alex Sitaras: November brings us perhaps the most stacked month of new releases that we’ve seen since starting our MostContinue Reading
(21) If Beale Street Could Talk
The opening scene of If Beale Street Could Talk is a simple one. The camera pans over a couple, TishContinue Reading
Revolution on the Silver Screen
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streetsContinue Reading
Hereditary, and the Independent Horror Renaissance
“You know what Freud says about the nature of horror? He says it’s when the home becomes unhomelike. Unheimlich.” –Continue Reading
Black History Month: Films of the Post-Civil Rights Era
This month we explore, for the first time, a theme rather than a specific figure’s work. As February is BlackContinue Reading
Predictions for the 90th Academy Awards
We’re back for a second year of predictions! In a break from tradition, we consider the films nominated at theContinue Reading
2017 Chicago International Film Festival: “BPM”
The city looks a bit different when it isn’t raining. It has more life to it. I saw a homelessContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of April 2017
Alex Sitaras: A film I’ve been looking forward to for a few years now has been The Lost City of ZContinue Reading
Predictions for the 89th Academy Awards
In a break from tradition, we consider the films nominated at the 89th Academy Awards (not just independent or auteuristContinue Reading
