Movies

As a self-professed Romance girlie, I’ve frequently written about the difference between a romantic film/show and a romance novel. That difference isn’t semantics. It comes down to the storytelling, the characterizations, and the thing that Romance readers love most:...

For over a decade, Monica Castillo has been a treasured contributor to our site. We are thrilled that she has been named the new film critic for The AV Club, and would like to honor all she has published at...

The first two seasons of AMC’s “The Terror” are among the best in the history of horror television, atmospheric period pieces with real tension and philosophical depth. Perhaps the third installment, “Devil in Silver,” based on the novel of...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a story of limitless possibility, at least where adaptations are concerned. Beyond straight period-set retellings of the original, its story has inspired everything from a modern-day...

Milwaukee, like the rest of the contemporary American Midwest, is increasingly making a name for itself as a place that nurtures, showcases, and facilitates access to creative excellence. Most recently, it was announced that the city will be receiving...

No one does a dark and grisly murder like the Scandinavians. The steadily rising popularity of Nordic noir is testament enough to this fact, as viewers of all stripes continue to embrace the twisty, chilly sub-genre, known for its...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX“Beast““Benedetta““Bugonia““The End of the Tour““First Reformed““HIM““Krisha““Mass““Pig““Sing Street“12 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple“It’s legitimately hard to believe this played in multiplexes across the country. Sure, last year’s “28 Years Later” was legitimately intense, but...

In its 42nd year, the Chicago Latino Film Festival succeeds in bringing an international array of films that showcase the complexity, diversity, and passion of the diaspora’s stories and the excellence in which they are told through the cinematic...