A lot of people love comic books. A lot more people love comic book movies. Over the last decade, the two things have evolved in myriad ways, the latter becoming an entity of its very own that feels surprisingly removed from the source material it pulls from. Though shows like “Wandavision” or “Loki” function as…

It’s telling when the Marvel Cinematic Universe uses its immense power to operate an assembly line. But it’s just as telling when there’s a deeply human spark to one of their projects, allowing franchise values like great spectacle, striking performances, and intricate depictions of family to prevail. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”…

It wouldn’t be Fantasia Fest without a strong program of the best of current Asian cinema. The Montreal-based genre fest has always been a sanctuary for fans of filmmakers from Japan, Korea, China, and other parts of the Asian continent. I chose four of the more interesting films from this part of the world that…

We are pleased to introduce you to the winning filmmakers of The No Malice Film Contest, presented by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF), The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. These ten winners, ages 11-21, created outstanding short films as part of Healing Illinois, a racial healing initiative…

How long will he have to keep going? And how long can he actually do that? Indian film “The Disciple”, which was released on Netflix a few months ago without much fanfare, meditatively observes its musician hero’s seemingly endless artistic struggle. With a vivid and realistic presentation of the small world of Indian classical music,…

One of the most striking world premieres I’ve seen during my four years of Fantasia was “The Deeper You Dig,” by a filmmaking family comprised of Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams—a mother, father, and daughter. The movie did not work for me as much as I wanted to, and I was thrilled that…