In 1930, Ruth Chatterton earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Sarah and Son. In doing so, director Dorothy Azner made history as the first female director...
Director: Stephen KaramWriter: Stephen KaramStars: Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb
Synopsis: Erik Blake gathers three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's...
Director: Paolo SorrentinoWriter: Paolo SorrentinoStars: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri
Synopsis: In 1980s Naples, Italy, a young man experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a...
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Stars: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Ed Harris
Synopsis: A woman, while on a summer holiday, finds herself becoming obsessed with another woman and her daughter,...
The 2021 Chicago International Film Festival offers a rich and vast array of quality international cinema, and for this dispatch of reviews, we are going to take a look into three films...
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Synopsis: On the verge of marriage to his long-time boyfriend, a successful academic in Denmark is confronted with a secret from his past.
The crisis of Afghanistan has been tragically...
Director: Sean Baker
Writer: Chris Bergoch, Sean Baker
Stars: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son
Synopsis: A washed-up porn star clashes with his estranged wife after returning to his hometown in Texas.
The films of Sean...
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill
Synopsis: A semi-autobiographical film that chronicles the life of a working class family and their young son's childhood...
