Cloud

2024 / Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa / Japan / 123 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 23, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Cloud

Interview: Valeria Golino on ‘The Art of Joy’ and Italian Cinema

12+1 questions with the actress and director about what drew her to The Art of Joy, working with child actors, acting with Angelina Jolie, and what American cinema can learn from Italian cinema.

Okie

2024 / Dir. Kate Cobb / 82 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 22, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Okie

The Art of Joy

2024 / Dir. Valeria Golino / Italian / 320 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsKevin PrchalOctober 22, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, The Art of Joy

Eephus

2025 / Dir. Carson Lund / 98 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 18, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Eephus

‘Annihilation’ Dares You to Question What You’re Seeing

Alex Garland’s 2018 sci-fi horror film Annihilation shows that not all art is an equation to be solved.

The ScoopElliott CuffOctober 18, 2024Annihilation, Horror, Sci-Fi

Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.

2024 / Dir. Matthew Salleh / 83 minutes

Peacock

2024 / Dir. Bernhard Wenger / German / 102 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsChad ComelloOctober 16, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Peacock

How to Casually Bring Up Your Favorite Stephen King Movie Adaptation on a First Date

Not that I've ever done that before...

Assorted FlavorsNatalie PohorskiOctober 16, 2024Horror, Thinner, Graveyard Shift, It, It Chapter Two, The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, Misery

The Missile

2024 / Dir. Miia Tervo / Finnish / 114 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 16, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, The Missile

Color Book

2024 / Dir. David Fortune / 105 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsKevin PrchalOctober 15, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Color Book

The Piano Lesson

2024 / Dir. Malcolm Washington / 125 minutes

Vulcanizadora

2024 / Dir. Joel Potrykus / 85 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 14, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Vulcanizadora

The Line

2024 / Dir. Ethan Berger / 100 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsChad ComelloOctober 14, 2024The Line

The Last Republican

2024 / Dir. Steve Pink / 88 minutes

Transplant

2024 / Dir. Jason Park / 93 minutes

Bite Size ReviewsElliott CuffOctober 14, 2024Chicago International Film Festival, Transplant

Thanks to ‘The Fly’ For Ruining My Childhood

The true hallmark of a great horror film is its lasting impact. In that sense The Fly is a Grade-A piece of B-movie heaven.

The ScoopDylan StuckeyOctober 10, 2024Horror, The Fly

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.

Maker's DozenCinema SugarOctober 8, 2024Horror, In a Violent Nature

Top 10 Vampire Movies

Here are the blood-sucking, time-defying vampires of classic and modern cinema that have haunted us the most.

Family-Friendly Horror Starter Pack

If you’re a horror aficionado and want to share your love of this amazing genre with your little ones, here are some family-friendly frights you can try introducing them to.

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