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Review of Quartet (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 Jan 2013

The premise may sound insufferable, but this light comedy about a nursing home for retired classical musicians isn't half-bad…

Review of Sexy Baby (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Jan 2013

This raises more issues than it can possibly consider in depth, but the filmmakers' ambition is admirable, as is their refusal to draw simple…

Review of West of Memphis (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Jan 2013

Less an investigative report than a portrait of the community that forms around an ongoing court case, this conveys a patient understanding…

Review of Chronicle (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Jan 2013

As pulp sci-fi this Fox release is pretty good, but it's also commendable for its sensitive depiction of adolescent behavior: even the bullying…

Review of Parental Guidance (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Jan 2013

This grating family comedy resembles a sitcom in its flat lighting, patronizing music cues, and frames supplying little visual information…

Review of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2012

This big-screen vehicle for the popular performance troupe would be more bearable if the exhibitors passed out earplugs along with the 3-D glasses…

Review of Jack Reacher (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2012

This is brisk, attention-grabbing, and generally unpretentious -- basically an old noir programmer inflated to blockbuster proportions…

Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Dec 2012

Little about the storytelling suggests a beating heart beneath the visuals; once the journey has begun, the characters find themselves in life-threatening…

Review of Generation P (2011)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Dec 2012

Viktor Ginzburg keeps this lively by trying out a new effect (commercial parodies, CGI, rapid montage) in nearly every scene…

Review of Starlet (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Dec 2012

This is confident, engrossing storytelling, and the actors are terrific…

Review of Fat Kid Rules The World (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 29 Nov 2012

The depiction of high school band life rings true at every turn, bringing a sense of authenticity to the familiar teenage drama…

Review of Life of Pi (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

Ang Lee's signature style -- tasteful, measured, and devoid of personality -- translates surprisingly well to 3-D…

Review of Two Years at Sea (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2012

The first feature-length effort by noted experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers demonstrates such mastery of the image that it's worth seeing for…

Review of This Must Be the Place (2011)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 16 Nov 2012

Writer-director Paolo Sorrentino handles the story with surprising thoughtfulness…

Review of Francine (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Nov 2012

Brian M…

Review of Holy Motors (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Nov 2012

As cryptic and unpredictable as that premise might suggest…

Review of A Royal Affair (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Nov 2012

This Scandinavian coproduction is essentially an old-fashioned period spectacle, offering the tried-and-true pleasure of romantic melodrama…

Review of Middle of Nowhere (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Oct 2012

The love triangle, which comes to overwhelm the second half, feels more like soap opera than anything else, and the able cast can't redeem…

Review of Middle of Nowhere (2008)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Oct 2012

The love triangle, which comes to overwhelm the second half, feels more like soap opera than anything else, and the able cast can't redeem…

Review of Smashed (2012)

By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Oct 2012

It's familiar stuff, but at least it takes addiction and recovery seriously; the depiction of Alcoholics Anonymous feels particularly heartfelt…

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