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24 Great Performances of 2021
On two dozen of our favorite performances of 2021.
On two dozen of our favorite performances of 2021.
Many critics wrote off Haddish’s work in The Card Counter as a tonal mismatch for the otherwise unrelenting bleakness of the story, but that stance misses the point.
An interview with co-writer/director Sean Baker about his new film, Red Rocket.
A preview of the 2021 Chicago Critics Film Festival, including the Chicago premieres of The Lost Daughter, Bernstein's Wall, Jockey, Belle, Zalava, and Red Rocket!
An interview with author Barry Gifford and actor Lili Taylor about their new film, Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago, directed by Rob Christopher.
A preview of the movies that skipped the fall festivals that could still win the next Best Picture Oscar.
Sean Baker (The Florida Project) and Julia Ducournau (Raw) get upgraded to the Cannes competition with Red Rocket and Titane.
A Far-Flung Correspondent looks back at Alan Parker's powerful visual presentation of racial hatred and its virulent terror.
A tribute to the versatile director.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming includes Joker and The Lighthouse.
A piece on Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Joe Pesci, and what they've meant to the career of Martin Scorsese.
Horror has long been a vehicle for expressing the ways in which relationships of different generations crumble.
A special edition of Thumbnails spotlighting our coverage of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
The Witch director Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse is the first movie at Cannes 2019 that actually looks like a classic. Plus: Gaspar Noé's mystery midnight movie, Lux Aeterna.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Aquaman, Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Detour.
