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The Oscar-nominated animated and live-action shorts are full of disconnections 2
Can the characters bridge the divides, or will they let the connections die?
by Leah Pickett | Feb 8, 2019
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald takes place in the Harry Potter universe, but it lacks the magic 9
Just because you can append more films to a bankable franchise doesn’t mean you should.
by Leah Pickett | Nov 15, 2018
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Vice, Adam McKay's gonzo anti-biopic of Dick Cheney, earns our attention 6
The story itself is less revealing than the telling.
by Leah Pickett | Dec 24, 2018
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There's something ugly about I Feel Pretty 14
In the new Amy Schumer comedy, the road to empowerment leads straight to the cash register
by Leah Pickett | Apr 20, 2018
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Karl Wirsum, a film about one of the founding members of the Hairy Who and the Chicago Imagists, has been restored
by Leah Pickett | Oct 21, 2016
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The Oscar-nominated animated and live-action shorts are full of disconnections 2
Can the characters bridge the divides, or will they let the connections die?
by Leah Pickett | Feb 8, 2019
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Vice, Adam McKay's gonzo anti-biopic of Dick Cheney, earns our attention 6
The story itself is less revealing than the telling.
by Leah Pickett | Dec 24, 2018
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald takes place in the Harry Potter universe, but it lacks the magic 9
Just because you can append more films to a bankable franchise doesn’t mean you should.
by Leah Pickett | Nov 15, 2018
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I Am Not a Witch signals the auspicious arrival of a fierce new talent, director Rungano Nyoni
A Zambian girl, falsely accused and imprisoned, refuses to be objectified or underestimated.
by Leah Pickett | Sep 27, 2018
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Chicago Underground Film Festival: The Shorts 2
Reader critics assess eight short works screening in the 25th edition
by Andrea Gronvall | Jun 5, 2018