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Meet the Filmmakers of the 2025 Chicago International Film Festival
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A brief Q&A about what they learned making their movie, their filmmaking superpower, and more.

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Brooks Betts of Mayday Parade picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Sad’
Oct 29, 2025
Pairings
Brooks Betts of Mayday Parade picks 4 movies to pair with ‘Sad’
Oct 29, 2025
Pairings

Mayday Parade guitarist Brooks Betts on the movies that complement the band’s new album.

Oct 29, 2025
Pairings
Interview: Toby Poser and John Adams on ‘Mother of Flies’ and the Language of Folk Horror
Oct 24, 2025
Maker's Dozen
Interview: Toby Poser and John Adams on ‘Mother of Flies’ and the Language of Folk Horror
Oct 24, 2025
Maker's Dozen

12+1 questions with family filmmaking duo Toby Poser and John Adams about their latest indie horror film Mother of Flies, taking cues from nature, and more.

Oct 24, 2025
Maker's Dozen
Review: ‘Frankenstein’ is a visual feast that’s both thrilling and hollow
Oct 22, 2025
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Review: ‘Frankenstein’ is a visual feast that’s both thrilling and hollow
Oct 22, 2025
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Guillermo del Toro’s dream project has been in the works for nearly two decades, which shows in its incredible craftsmanship. If only the story got the same attention.

Oct 22, 2025
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Jason Vena of Acceptance picks 5 movies to pair with ‘Phantoms/Twenty’
Oct 21, 2025
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Jason Vena of Acceptance picks 5 movies to pair with ‘Phantoms/Twenty’
Oct 21, 2025
Pairings

Acceptance lead singer Jason Vena on the movies that complement the band’s new remastered album.

Oct 21, 2025
Pairings
Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Oct 15, 2025
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Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a bombastic yet predictable gambling thriller
Oct 15, 2025
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Edward Berger’s excessive directing style and a brilliant Colin Farrell performance elevate what would otherwise be a mediocre algorithm movie into a mostly fun ride.

Oct 15, 2025
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Review: ‘The Summer Book’ is a serene meditation on loss and coming of age
Oct 10, 2025
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Review: ‘The Summer Book’ is a serene meditation on loss and coming of age
Oct 10, 2025
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Author Tove Jansson was best known for her Moomin children’s books, but it’s her acclaimed novel that’s been turned into a feature film—and a lovely one at that.

Oct 10, 2025
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Review: Geopolitical thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ is as captivating as it is frustrating
Oct 9, 2025
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Review: Geopolitical thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ is as captivating as it is frustrating
Oct 9, 2025
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In Kathryn Bigelow’s new subversive thriller, a who’s who of notable character actors try to prevent a nuclear warhead from blowing up Chicago.

Oct 9, 2025
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Nadia Latif’s Sweet 16
Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16
Nadia Latif’s Sweet 16
Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16

The Man in My Basement director Nadia Latif answers 16 rapid-fire questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made her life sweeter.

Oct 9, 2025
Sweet 16

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I Found Religion in ‘Palm Springs’
I Found Religion in ‘Palm Springs’
‘Scream’ is Terrific Horror but An Even Better Whodunit
‘Scream’ is Terrific Horror but An Even Better Whodunit
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
Gimme a Thousand Words on ‘Almost Famous’
Gimme a Thousand Words on ‘Almost Famous’

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Review: ‘The Stranger’
Review: ‘The Stranger’
Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’
Review: ‘Miroirs No. 3’
Review: ‘My Father’s Shadow’
Review: ‘My Father’s Shadow’
Review: ‘Sound of Falling’
Review: ‘Sound of Falling’

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Top 5 Movie Typewriters
Top 5 Movie Typewriters
The Funniest Old Hollywood Comedies You Might Have Missed
The Funniest Old Hollywood Comedies You Might Have Missed
Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema
8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema

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Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
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