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Film, Movie Review Apr 25, 2019
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It's the end of the world as we know it, and Avengers: Endgame feels fine

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the superheroes of our lives.
- By Leah Pickett
- Tags: Movie Review, Avengers: Endgame, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man, Josh Brolin, Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Bradley Cooper, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok, Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Game of Thrones, Video

Film, Movie Review Dec 21, 2018
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Vox Lux and The Mule present two very different responses to our nation’s ills

While one finds only despair, the other argues that we’re still capable of kindness, despite the terrible things we do.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Review, Vox Lux, Brady Corbet, The Mule, Clint Eastwood, Nick Schenk, drug epidemic, school shootings, Raffey Cassidy, Natalie Portman, Scott Walker, music industry, Video

Film, Movie Review Mar 1, 2018
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Annihilation preserves the source novel’s biological nightmare but dispenses with its mounting paranoia

Director Alex Garland follows his acclaimed Ex Machina with this screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s sci-fi adventure.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, Annihilation movie, Alex Garland, Jeff VanderMeer, Southern Reach trilogy, Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later, Sunshine movie, Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go, Ex Machina, hypnosis, genetic mutation, Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jurassic Park, Ma, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2017
Terrence Malick loves us—he just has a peculiar way of showing it

With Song to Song, the Austin-based filmmaker finds transcendental beauty in his hometown's music scene.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Art House, Film, Piety, Terrence Malick, Song to Song, Paul Schrader, transcendental style, Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu, Carl Th. Dreyer, Alexander Sokurov, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Nathaniel Dorsky, Phil Solomon, Bruno Dumont, Carlos Reygadas, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Val Kiilmer, Lykke Li, To the Wonder, Knight of Cups

Blogs, Bleader Mar 11, 2016
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Embrace of the Serpent slithers into town, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Opening, Ciro Guerra, Embrace of the Serpent, Knight of Cups, Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Requiem for the American Dream, Noam Chomsky, Trapped, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, European Union Film Festival, The Fencer, Free Entry, Lolo, Julie Deply, Before Sunrise, Love Island, Viva movie, Wondrous Boccaccio, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, The Decameron, Martin Scorsese Hugo, Isao Takahata, Only Yesterday, Tom Palazzolo, Harold Lloyd, Speedy, Silent Film Society of Chicago, Jay Warren, David Cronenberg, Videodrome, Chicago Jewish Film Festival, Spotlight, Video

Film, Movie Review Feb 21, 2014
Daddy deals death in 3 Days to Kill

Kevin Costner stars as a CIA assassin in this Franco-American farce.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, McG, 3 Days to Kill, Kevin Costner, Luc Besson, Jean Reno, The Professional, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Pulp Fiction, Grosse Pointe Blank, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Collateral, Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit, Charlie's Angels, This Means War, Terminator Salvation, Tomas Lemarquis, Richard Samuel

Blogs, Bleader Jun 18, 2012
A paramount picture from Paramount Pictures

The studio releases a posed shot of 116 important artists as part of its centennial celebration
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Paramount Pictures, Brad Bird, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, George Clooney, Leonardo Di Caprio, Julianne Moore, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman, Ryan O'Neal, Mickey Rooney, Eva Marie Saint, Justin Bieber, Dakota Fanning, Anna Kendrick, Shia LaBeouf

Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2011
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This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Hanna movie, Ben Sachs, Blue Collar movie, Paul Schrader, Auto Focus, Affliction movie, Cat People, American Gigolo, Richard Pryor, Music Box, Asian American Showcase, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Arthur movie, Russell Brand, Dudley Moore, Con Artist movie, Mark Kostabi, Soul Surfer, Bethany Hamilton, Super movie, Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Your Highness, James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, Lotte Reiniger, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, University of Chicago Doc Films, Alfred Hitchcock, The Birds, Gene Siskel Film Center, Jim Trainor, Francois Ozon, 8 Women, Alliance Francais, Randy Williams, Shadow of a Doubt, film festivals, movies, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 24, 2011
This Week's Food and Drink Events

An Oscar viewing party, a celebration of chicken wings, a whiskey dinner, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Uncommon Ground, Templeton Rye, Quince, Austrian wine dinner, Scott Quint, Andy Motto, Morton Arboretum, Beer and Chocolate Tasting, Two Brothers Brewing Company, Graham's Fine Chocolates & Ice Cream, Wolfgang Puck, Oscars, Academy Awards, viewing party, Governors Ball, Black Swan, Natalie Portman, Mark Kasper, Kit Kat Louge & Supper Club, West Town Tavern, Alsace, Gustave Lorentz, wine dinner, Wing Fest, Jake Melnick's Corner Tap, Chicago Neighbors United, Best of the Fest, Cadillac Dave and the Chicago Redhots, XRT, WXRT, Lin Brehmer, Lord of the Wings, Bailey Auditorium

Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2011
Now Playing: No Strings Attached

Ben Sachs reviews the new romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Ben Sachs, Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters, Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Olivia Thirlby, Meatballs, movies

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2011
Golden Globes: First Impressions

Best, worst, whatever—here's what attracted attention.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Film, Golden Globes, Olivia Wilde, Julianne Moore, Alber Elbaz, Lanvin, Emma Stone, Jane Krakowski, Natalie Portman, Jane Fonda

Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2011
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Blue Valentine

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling's disintegrating marriage in "Blue Valentine" was too raw for the MPAA until distributor Harvey Weinstein intervened. It opens Friday 1/7.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Blue Valentine, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling, Derek Cianfrance, MPAA, Harvey Weinstein, NC-17, oral sex, Black Swan, Natalie Portman, divorce, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2008
Here we go again . . .

Forgetting Sarah's easy ... but what about Wong Kar-wai?
- By Pat Graham
- Tags: Film, Judd Apatow, Sex Is Comedy, Catherine Breillat, Bruno Dumont, Wong Kar-wai, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, My Blueberry Nights, Jonah Hill, Natalie Portman, Norman Foster, Journey Into Fear, Twentynine Palms, Zabriskie Point

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It's the end of the world as we know it, and Avengers: Endgame feels fine

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the superheroes of our lives.

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Vox Lux and The Mule present two very different responses to our nation’s ills

While one finds only despair, the other argues that we’re still capable of kindness, despite the terrible things we do.

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Annihilation preserves the source novel’s biological nightmare but dispenses with its mounting paranoia

Director Alex Garland follows his acclaimed Ex Machina with this screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s sci-fi adventure.

Terrence Malick loves us—he just has a peculiar way of showing it

With Song to Song, the Austin-based filmmaker finds transcendental beauty in his hometown's music scene.

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Embrace of the Serpent slithers into town, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Daddy deals death in 3 Days to Kill

Kevin Costner stars as a CIA assassin in this Franco-American farce.

A paramount picture from Paramount Pictures

The studio releases a posed shot of 116 important artists as part of its centennial celebration

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This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

This Week's Food and Drink Events

An Oscar viewing party, a celebration of chicken wings, a whiskey dinner, and more.

Now Playing: No Strings Attached

Ben Sachs reviews the new romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

Golden Globes: First Impressions

Best, worst, whatever—here's what attracted attention.

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Blue Valentine

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling's disintegrating marriage in "Blue Valentine" was too raw for the MPAA until distributor Harvey Weinstein intervened. It opens Friday 1/7.

Here we go again . . .

Forgetting Sarah's easy ... but what about Wong Kar-wai?

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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the superheroes of our lives.

While one finds only despair, the other argues that we’re still capable of kindness, despite the terrible things we do.

Director Alex Garland follows his acclaimed Ex Machina with this screen adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s sci-fi adventure.

With Song to Song, the Austin-based filmmaker finds transcendental beauty in his hometown's music scene.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Kevin Costner stars as a CIA assassin in this Franco-American farce.

The studio releases a posed shot of 116 important artists as part of its centennial celebration

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

An Oscar viewing party, a celebration of chicken wings, a whiskey dinner, and more.

Ben Sachs reviews the new romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

Best, worst, whatever—here's what attracted attention.

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling's disintegrating marriage in "Blue Valentine" was too raw for the MPAA until distributor Harvey Weinstein intervened. It opens Friday 1/7.

Forgetting Sarah's easy ... but what about Wong Kar-wai?

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