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by Anne Elizabeth Moore on January 18, 2019 at 6:00AM

No more Joe Moore? 49th Ward prepares to vote . . . or not 5

In what could be the 28-year incumbent’s toughest race yet, a changing Rogers Park considers another option.

by Maya Dukmasova on January 18, 2019 at 6:00AM

Cold War chronicles a passionate affair that blazes across the Iron Curtain 2

Pawel Pawlikowski's follow-up to Ida celebrates individualism and unfettered emotion.

by Andrea Gronvall on January 18, 2019 at 6:00AM

Life & Nothing More takes a long, hard look at a working-class woman and her son 1

Antonio Méndez Esparza's unscripted docudrama shows people who are just trying to get by.

by Ben Sachs on January 18, 2019 at 6:00AM

The House That Jack Built is Lars von Trier’s way of showing how much he loves women 2

He just has a funny way of showing it.

by Anne Elizabeth Moore on January 18, 2019 at 6:00AM