Closing out December with Get Out, Dunkirk, and Good Time
Capsule Reviews: Get Out; Dunkirk; Good Time
Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Offenders / Have a Nice Day
A sociological thriller and an animated neo-noir
Chicago International Film Festival 2017: In the Fade / Mutafukaz / The Endless
A story of grief and racial violence, a mash-up of animation styles, and a creepy specimen of cosmic horror
Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Four Hands / Maus / Sicilian Ghost Story
An intense psychological thriller, a horror movie about the scars of war, and a crime drama-cum-fairy tale
Fantastic Fest 2016: Day Eight
A horror film from Laos, a race riot comedy from Australia, and more
Mojave
Oscar Isaac's performance is the film's sole bright spot, but not enough to justify actually watching the stupid thing.
99 Homes
Our culture turned 99 Homes’s greed-driven villain into who he is, and it can do the same to us if we're not careful.
Room
A family drama masquerading as a thriller, more about heartbreak and relationships than excitement, and perhaps the best of the year.
Victoria
Doing a heist movie as one long take seems like a fantastic idea. But the film lost me during the over-long and achingly dull lead-up to the actual heist.
Sicario
Sicario isn't just a crime drama. It's a meditation on how to preserve morality in an environment where morality doesn't exist.
