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Review of The Irishman (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Oct 2019

So, yes, it’s an epic of sorts…

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Review of Burning Cane (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Oct 2019

The film favors more subtly melancholy strains and, at its best, a poetic touch…

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Review of Jojo Rabbit (2019)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 21 Oct 2019

At the end of Jojo Rabbit, you’re just left wondering what the point of it all was…

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Review of Parasite (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 17 Oct 2019

Like Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” Bong’s Parasite expresses consequential ideas that matter to the filmmaker about the way we live today,…

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Review of The Lighthouse (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Oct 2019

On its own terms, thanks to two fine, committed performances and a coastline made for this tall tale, The Lighthouse works its own stubborn…

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Review of Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Oct 2019

Everyone on screen is good enough to do this sort of thing in their sleep, which isn’t to say Harrelson, Eisenberg, Stone, Breslin and Deutch…

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Review of The Lighthouse (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Oct 2019

On its own terms, thanks to two fine, committed performances and a coastline made for this tall tale, The Lighthouse works its own stubborn…

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Review of Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Oct 2019

It feels like any new ideas were jettisoned for the same old schtick…

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Review of Pain and Glory (2019)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 11 Oct 2019

Working with the legends of his long career to operationalize his past, Almodóvar crafts a singularly unique and medium-specific autobiography…

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Review of The Addams Family (2019)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 10 Oct 2019

The appeal of this The Addams Family, which doesn’t break the mold, is simply to spend some more time in this gently spooky world, which…

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Review of Gemini Man (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Oct 2019

Gemini Man isn’t bad, but two Will Smiths — when one of them’s computer-animated — somehow feels like 66-75 percent of a real movie…

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Review of Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 08 Oct 2019

At its best, director Brewer’s film lounges alongside such movies about moviemaking as “Ed Wood” (written by Scott Alexander and Larry…

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Review of Joker (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Oct 2019

In a year of mass culture that gave us HBO’s excellent “Chernobyl,” Joker can claim the grimmest depiction of a meltdown…

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Review of The Laundromat (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 01 Oct 2019

Soderbergh and Burns remain exceptionally well-matched collaborators…

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Review of National Theatre Live: Fleabag (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 01 Oct 2019

The stage version, the one recorded for posterity here, succeeds primarily as a performance showcase for Waller-Bridge…

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Review of The Day Shall Come (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 26 Sep 2019

The jokes, mostly bitter, deadpan asides in a depiction of U.S…

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Review of Abominable (2019)

By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 25 Sep 2019

It can be a rare occurrence to find a kid-friendly animated film these days that actually surprises and delights…

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Review of Judy (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Sep 2019

Zellweger’s film — and it is hers — creates an intimate illusion that feels authentic, witty and affecting…

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Review of Judy (2019)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Sep 2019

Zellweger’s film — and it is hers — creates an intimate illusion that feels authentic, witty and affecting…

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Review of Love Object (2004)

By Robert K. Elder (222) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Sep 2019

While some pedestrian camerawork and spotty acting from supporting players deflate Love Object, it has enough juice - and a surprising twist…

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