Movie Reviews Published by Chicago Sun-Times - Page 18 of 379

341-360 of 7,580 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of Live at Mister Kelly's (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 20 Sep 2021

Via the steady direction by Theodore Bogosian and the golden-throat narration from the one and only Bill Kurtis, we learn the full and amazing…

Read Review

Review of Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Sep 2021

This is a fairly bad movie, and yet at the same time maybe about as good as it could be. There may not be an 8-year-old alive who would not love it…

Read Review

Review of Cry Macho (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Sep 2021

Alas, the sweet-natured and occasionally moving but surprisingly stiff and slight Cry Macho is most likely destined to be remembered as one…

Read Review

Review of Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 14 Sep 2021

An “Escape From New York”-meets-“Mad Max” ripoff that desperately wants to be a bonkers, midnight drive-in cult classic but doesn’t…

Read Review

Review of Queenpins (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Sep 2021

Perhaps this story would be better told in a limited non-fiction series as well, as Queenpins relies too much on scatological humor, farcical…

Read Review

Review of The Voyeurs (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 09 Sep 2021

By the time we reach the insanely dubious final twist of The Voyeurs, we’d rather just look the other way…

Read Review

Review of Kate (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 09 Sep 2021

So, yes: “Kate” is “John Wick” meets “Die Hard” meets “Collateral” meets “Kill Bill all the Volumes” and we’ve seen it…

Read Review

Review of The Card Counter (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 09 Sep 2021

With spectacularly haunting original songs by Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club accompanying the journey, Schrader expertly…

Read Review

Review of Small Engine Repair (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 08 Sep 2021

In less skilled hands, this could have come across as cynical and manipulative material, but Pollono is such a skilled wordsmith and the cast…

Read Review

Review of Worth (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 Sep 2021

Worth falls just short of having enough strength in the screenplay to warrant a recommendation…

Read Review

Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Sep 2021

The popular singer-songwriter Camila Cabello makes her acting debut as the titular character, and she’s a revelation, as the camera loves…

Read Review

Review of The Gateway (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Sep 2021

The screenplay is dense with crackling dialogue, and the performances are uniformly excellent, with Shea Whigham leading the way in a badass…

Read Review

Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Sep 2021

The popular singer-songwriter Camila Cabello makes her acting debut as the titular character, and she’s a revelation, as the camera loves…

Read Review

Review of The Gateway (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Sep 2021

The screenplay is dense with crackling dialogue, and the performances are uniformly excellent, with Shea Whigham leading the way in a badass…

Read Review

Review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 Aug 2021

Shang-Chi gets a little bogged down in the grand finale, which features an overlong and typical MCU battle featuring all manner of otherworldly…

Read Review

Review of No Man of God (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 Aug 2021

With much of the dialogue based on the actual conversations between killer and profiler, and Wood and Kirby turning in stellar work, No Man…

Read Review

Review of He's All That (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 27 Aug 2021

This movie is pure cotton candy — sweet and brightly colored and a bit of a guilty pleasure, but it’s not intended to be something you…

Read Review

Review of Together (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Aug 2021

You might well be tired of pandemic-inspired movies and series and I’m leaning in that direction myself, but I’m still recommending the…

Read Review

Review of Candyman (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Aug 2021

From the opening moments of Nia DaCosta’s gory yet strikingly beautiful and socially relevant “Candyman,” it’s clear we’re in for…

Read Review

Review of Sweet Girl (2021)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 20 Aug 2021

We’re not buying what the script is selling, not for a hot second…

Read Review

Page 18 of 379

Chicago Sun-Times features reviews by:

Top publishers this month:

Popular Movies Right Now

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews