Movies
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DuVernay turns her lens on mass incarceration in 'The 13th'Oct 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Ava DuVernay's documentary "The 13th," on mass incarceration and its deep, historical roots in America, has been welling up in her a long time. The film, whic...
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The rom-com is dead - goodOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Like so many people, my favorite romantic comedy is the 1998 Nora Ephron film "You've Got Mail," because it celebrates books, fall, email anxiety and misunderstandings t...
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Sunday picks: ESO accompanies Chaplin's 'City Lights'Oct 09, 2016 7:15 am - A classical Tramp Charlie Chaplin's 1931 silent film classic "City Lights" gets live accompaniment courtesy of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the Hemm...
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'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation'
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Propelled by the popularity of Paula Hawkins' best-seller, the fast-tracked big-screen adaptation of "The Girl on the Train" led North American theaters in ti...
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'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation'
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Judson seeking spiritual films for annual festivalOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - Judson University in Elgin is accepting film submissions for the 13th annual Imago Film Festival April 4 to 8. The festival showcases independent films dealing with fait...
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Should filmmaker's past be factored into movie reviews? Gire says noOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - 'Filmmaker' critics? By now, most people who follow movies know that in 1999 “The Birth of a Nation” director/writer/star Nate Parker was accused of raping an 18-year-ol...
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'American Honey' a bittersweet mix of hope, darknessOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - The paradox of "American Honey," an epic tone poem about a youthful band of itinerant hucksters, is that it somehow manages to be both rapturous and dispiriting. Loosely...
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Lack of suspense, boring characters derail 'Girl on the Train'Oct 06, 2016 6:00 am - By the time all the confusing, chronologically shifted fragments finally come together in Tate Taylor's muddled murder mystery "The Girl on the Train," our own train of ...
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HoloHolocaust courtroom drama 'Denial' fails to stir needed passionOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - As courtroom dramas go, "Denial" is tasteful, to a fault. In playwright David Hare's screenplay, based on actual events, you won't hear anyone shouting something like "Y...