Adapted from the novel I Smile Back Year: 2015 Country: U.S. Run Time: 85 Mins. This review contains mild spoilers. In her first major dramatic role, Sarah Silverman ...
On October 23, 2015 / By Brandon HowardCountry: Israel Language: Yiddish, Hebrew Subtitles: English Run Time: 120 Min. Festival Program: Main Competition Avishai Sivan’s bleak black and white portrait Tikkun follows Haim-Aaron, a young Hasidic ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Brandon HowardEntertainment Director: Rick Alverson Year: 2014 Country: U.S. Run Time: 104 Mins. Festival Section: After Dark When Rick Alverson’s The Comedy was released in 2012, few people seemed ...
On October 21, 2015 / By Brandon HowardJames White, one of two buzzed about films at the 51st Annual Chicago International Film Festival dealing with a protagonist in the throes of addiction (I Smile Back ...
On October 20, 2015 / By Brandon HowardThe 51st Annual Chicago International Film Festival, 322 E. Illinois St., which kicked off Thursday, October 15 and runs through October 29, features films from all over the ...
On October 19, 2015 / By Brandon HowardDirector Jeremy Saulnier put his economic life on the line to make Blue Ruin. Partly funded from Kickstarter and partly funded from the support of family and friends, Saulnier’s passion ...
On August 25, 2015 / By Brandon HowardIf you hate fun and have never gone to a music festival because of dust, bare skin and copious drugs, you may be interested in a documentary about ...
On August 20, 2015 / By Brandon Howard