Preview: Mid-Week With the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– The 50th Chicago International Film Festival of 2014 gets into gear this week, with a line-up of films from all over the world. The festival breaks down these films in several categories,...
View ArticleFilm Review: Phony ‘St. Vincent’ is Bill Murray’s Worst Choice Since ‘Garfield’
CHICAGO– “Garfield, maybe” was the sole utterance of regret that iconic actor/prolific movie-golfer Bill Murray expressed in 2009’s “Zombieland” before he died. Should the adoration for this cameo...
View ArticleFilm Feature: The 10 Best Films of 2014, By Nick Allen
CHICAGO– Just like every year before it, there were no perfect films in 2014. I do not see this as a negative thing - reaching for greatness is far more electrifying than the plateau of achieving it,...
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