Goodbye, Mr. Bond: On the Impact of No Time to Die
“No Time to Die” features just about everything that I would have hoped for in a sequel to “Spectre,” as well as in Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film. It brings back the…
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Hulu’s Dopesick is a Compelling, Didactic Look at the Opioid Epidemic
The epic tragedy about the deadly pain medicine Oxycontin, its maker and pusher Purdue Pharma, and America is far from over, but film and TV have started to comprehend the saga for…
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The Velvet Underground
The art-rock-noise band The Velvet Underground destroyed and remade listeners’ received wisdom about what rock-‘n’-roll could be. It is elating and right that Todd Haynes’ new film about them would do…
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A Tour Through the Brand New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Before IMDb and Wikipedia, while most people only thought of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) during Oscar season, the Academy provided a small haven for Los…
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USA’s The Sinner Returns for Rocky Fourth Season
“The Sinner” has been an underrated procedural for the last three seasons, given a slight jolt of life by ranking in the top ten on www.skits.ng Netflix when its last…
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The Last Duel
Over the decades, Ridley Scott has made several period films that are widely regarded as classics. More than several, if you expand your horizons to include films set in the…
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A Preview of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival
After having to go virtual last year, the 57th edition of the Chicago International Film Festival offers viewers a cross between the old ways and the new normal. Running October…
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#417 October 12, 2021
Matt writes: Last month, the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival unveiled numerous pictures destined to be major players during this year’s awards season, including Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar hopeful, “Belfast” (view…
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Live at Mister Kelly’s
I never got to go to the celebrated Chicago nightclub Mister Kelly’s—it closed in 1975 on my fourth birthday—but as an avid student of the histories of both the city…
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