‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ is a valuable life experience
Martin Starr ("Silicon Valley," "This is the End") may not fit many people's concept of a leading man. In what sort of amounts to a lead-ish role in "I'll See...
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‘Animals’ is an authentic story of addiction
The story of substance abuse has been done roughly a billion times. Yet the SXSW award-winning "Animals," set and filmed in Chicago, has confidence and authenticity to spare. Jude (former...
‘Slow West’ is a startling, dangerous journey
You might think that title's a joke. Many Westerns are slow. Is this the first in a series of parodies, soon to feature "Loud Comedy" and "Stupid Action"? No. Of...
‘Good Kill’ doesn’t take it easy
Let's review when and why we're praising Ethan Hawke. In the overrated "Boyhood"—that debate is over, but I'm never going to mention that movie without including the word "overrated"—he earned...
5 tough decisions on the Lolla 2015 schedule
The Lolla schedule is here! Which usually means a lot of grumbling about two bands that you absolutely have to see playing at the same time. How could the fest...
Ethan Hawke prepares for a ‘Good Kill’
Following a recent screening of “Good Kill,” Ethan Hawke (who stars as a drone pilot) went on stage for a Q&A … and saw nearly everyone in the audience experiencing...
‘Tomorrowland’: Joy sold separately
Everything that "The Lego Movie" got right goes wrong in "Tomorrowland." Vapid search for one special young person to save the world? Check. Story about innovation without any visual pop?...
Royal Blood on its unique sound, bone-rattling songs and the Spice Girls
It's a cliché, but it's also true: There just aren't a lot of great rock bands out there anymore. So it was nothing short of spectacular to see English duo...
Millennium Park announces 2015 summer film series
The Millennium Park summer film series has a pretty solid formula: Free movies plus nice weather plus beautiful setting. Hard to argue with that. Today the schedule for the third-annual...
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ takes the fun out of a cappella
If we're going to criticize Adam Sandler for his movies that push minorities to the side (and we are), "Pitch Perfect 2" deserves the same evaluation. A cappella commentators (John...