Interview: ‘In a Violent Nature’ Star Andrea Pavlovic on Horror and Scream Queens
12+1 questions with actor Andrea Pavlovic about her earliest horror movie memory, working with practical effects, and how In a Violent Nature reflects our times.
‘While You Were Sleeping’ Captures the Workaday Magic of Chicago
This is a Christmas movie, a love story, and a comedy of manners, but it's also a sweetly specific Chicago movie.
Interview: ‘The Family Stone’ writer-director Thomas Bezucha
12+1 questions about the movie’s legacy 20 years later, his favorite character to write, working with a deaf consultant, and that infamous dinner scene.
How ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ (and Chicago’s Music Box Theatre) Saved Christmas
Despite being a fan of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, I was not prepared for the experience I was about to have seeing It’s A Wonderful Life live during the Music Box’s annual extravaganza.
A Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Starter Pack
If you’ve overdosed on cozy Hallmark movies, try these holiday-themed horror movies to add a little spice to your seasonal viewing.
Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
8 reasons why the 2001 John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy Serendipity is the Christmas fairytale you’ve been waiting for.
How to Have Yourself A Merry ‘Little Women’ Christmas
Jess Gonchor, the Academy Award-nominated production designer of 2019’s Little Women, shares his 4 tips for how to deck your halls like the March family.
Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
12+1 questions with the nine-time Oscar nominated composer about his collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan, his writing process, the most underappreciated instrument, and much more!
Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.
Christmas Movie Characters for Each Enneagram Type
9 characters from Christmas movie classics and the Enneagram type they best represent.
What If ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Never Existed?
My love of movies, Christmas, and life itself would look very different without Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece.
Interview: Karolyn ‘Zuzu’ Grimes on Jimmy Stewart and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
12+1 questions about It’s A Wonderful Life, its unique memorabilia and most underappreciated character, her memories of Jimmy Stewart, and more!
Interview: Peter Stormare on Swedish cuisine, film noir, and ‘Fargo’
12+1 questions about his experience shooting the neo-noir classic Fargo, Swedish cuisine, how to get eaten by CGI dinosaurs, what people often get wrong about him, and more.