Ben Bradlee, the Washington Post editor who presided over the paper's coverage of the Watergate scandal that brought down a president, left behind a lasting legacy when he died Tuesday at the age of 93.
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After a refresher spritz of bloodiness in the "previously on" prologue that starts the Norwegian horror sequel "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead," it doesn't take long for zombie-attack survivor Martin (Vegar Hoel) to get entangled again with the last film's Nazi...
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Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially shoved off on "Moana," offering a first look at the CG-animated adventure set in the South Pacific and slotting a late-2016 release date for the film.
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After accepting the Academy Award for lead actor earlier this year, Matthew McConaughey isn't done collecting accolades. He'll be honored Oct. 21 with the 28th American Cinematheque Award.
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For many fans of Japanese animation, the name Studio Ghibli has become synonymous with the fantastic worlds and deeply felt emotions of director Hayao Miyazaki. This is, in part, because Miyazaki's founding partner in the studio, Isao Takahata, went 14 years without making a feature film.
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If you've ever watched some chiseled action hero coolly taking out bad guys onscreen and thought to yourself, "How hard could that be?" I have two words for you: Try it.
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Does choosing the Syfy network over ESPN mean you're too white? If you like Robert Altman's films more than Tyler Perry's, are you not black enough?
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It's taken a few years for the Chicago Comedy Film Festival to find its footing. Back for its fourth year this weekend, the lineup is noticeably stronger. As always, the focus is on small indie comedies. I got a look at three.
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After hitting the ice with "Frozen," Walt Disney Animation Studios is taking to the high seas with "Moana," an animated comedy adventure that will sail into theaters in late 2016.
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"Birdman," Alejandro G. Inarritu's black comedy starring Michael Keaton as a washed-up superhero actor trying to get his mojo back with a Broadway play, has been in fine feather since debuting to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival in August.
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Skype interviews are weird.
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips recommends Justin Simien's film "Dear White People," which is playing at the Chicago International Film Festival on Day 12.
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"The President," a Georgian- and English-language satire from Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, won the top prize Friday night at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival. Actress Kathleen Turner served as jury chair this year.
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For all the boozed and abusive amusement provided by the great Bill Murray in the good-enough "St. Vincent," the moment I liked best was Naomi Watts as a pregnant Russian stripper, manhandling a vacuum across the Murray character's ancient carpet. In movies as in life,...
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Michael Keaton plays a somewhat fictitious version of himself in director Alejandro González Iñárritu's latest movie "Birdman," which film critic Michael Phillips says is "just plain fun to watch."
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Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Zach Galifianakis star in "Birdman" playing at the Chicago International Film Festival which film critic Michael Phillips recommends for Day 10.
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips previews the U.S.- and Russian-made film "Red Army," directed by Emmy award-winning Chicago filmmaker Gabe Polsky.
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips recommends "This Afternoon" directed by Chicago filmmaker Stephen Cone.
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips visits the AMC River East Theater, where the 50th Chicago International Film Festival is set to take place.
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips reviews director David Fincher's latest, "Gone Girl" starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.
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