After a stunning lineup in its 10th iteration, the Chicago Critics Film Festival ventured back to the Music Box Theatre from May 3-9, 2024 with a less starry yet eclectic group of films. The movies felt more intimate and, in some ways, obscure than previous choices the festival had made. Even its 25th-anniversary screening of […] More
Finishing their eighth year as a recognized awards-voting body and haven for film critics of diverse backgrounds and talents, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the 2023 winners of their Windie Awards. The voting film critic members completed their final 25-category ballots this past week. Film Obsessive team members Don Shanahan, Kevin Wozniak, Jay Rohr, […] More
Celebrating their eighth year with a new logo and redesigned website, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their Windie Awards. The voting film critic members completed ballots this week to select Windie nominees in 25 categories. The CIC members will commence a final round of voting ending on January 12, 2024. The […] More
The Chicago International Film Festival returned for its 59th year and this year featured a robust lineup of award hopefuls to small independent features. Two movies—The Zone of Interest and The Holdovers—evoked strong, albeit starkly different audience reactions from the eager moviegoing Chicago community. The Zone of Interest Holocaust movies tend to put you at […] More
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival begins this coming week. Its many programs run from October 11th to the 22nd and are spread across the AMC NEWCITY 14, Music Box Theatre, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago History Museum, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art […] More
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, films like those mentioned here might not exist. David Hayter’s is a familiar voice in film as Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake, and he is a co-screenwriter on X-Men, X2: X-Men United, […] More
The Chicago Critics Film Festival returned to the Music Box Theatre for its 10th year with a stacked lineup. From projects like highly anticipated awards movies to small indie projects to a 40th-anniversary screening of The Right Stuff, this is arguably the strongest selection of movies the festival has had. Here’s what stood out at […] More
On Friday, January 27th, the highly acclaimed Austin-based cinema-eatery Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open a new location mere steps from Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Film lovers in the Windy City get a brand new theater experience in a bustling section of the famous city. Tickets are available for purchase now at drafthouse.com and the […] More
Special Presentation of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival For better or worse, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin is an unrelenting emotional tussle of stubbornness among men. Your tolerance level for such behavior will undoubtedly mix feelings and inform your experience. Some will relish in its afflicted dark humor while others will be ready […] More
The 58th annual Chicago International Film Festival opened last week on October 12th with hearty fanfare. The Festival and its many sponsors hosted its Opening Night Block Party outside of the Music Box Theatre in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Complete with spotlights piercing the night sky, food trucks and vendors slaking hunger and thirst, […] More
Maintaining its status as North America’s longest-running competitive international film festival, the 58th Chicago International Film Festival rolls out its red carpet for some excellent Special Presentations and Spotlight features this year. In addition to the Opening Night (A Compassionate Spy), Festival Centerpiece (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), and Closing Night (White Noise) films […] More
Returning with more in-person screenings and special guests than the past few years, the 58th Chicago International Film Festival graces the Windy City beginning October 12th and running through the 23rd. Featuring 92 films and 56 short films, the festival spreads its entertaining wings across six locations, including exclusive and pop-up screenings at the Chicago […] More
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