Culture
Television news criticized in “Nightcrawler”
November 13, 2014Most of the reviews call "Nightcrawler" a gorefest, made-for-Halloween, shocker. But there's a lot more to it.
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Russian films at Chicago International Film Festival
November 12, 2014New themes are appearing in Russian films that expose the extent of government corruption, which decimates a people subjected to an increasing supply of drugs, crime, and violence.
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“Interstellar” says the world may not end
November 12, 2014If you are still marveling over Stanley Kubrick's great sci-fi film 2001, released 46 years ago and still stunning, you will probably like Interstellar.
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From “hear” to eternity: Philosopho-palooza in “Discord”
November 10, 2014Scott Carter's "The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord" can "talk the legs off of a Japanese table."
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Hits and misses at Chicago International Film Festival
November 10, 2014There were many great films at the Chicago festival, including several great bio docs about formidable persons in the arts.
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