‘The Penguin’ review: Colin Farrell takes on Gotham’s Scarface in HBO’s compelling gangland saga
The 2022 film "The Batman" was the Batman movie we didn't know we needed. The HBO spinoff series "The Penguin" is even better.
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‘The Substance’ review: Demi Moore is a Hollywood veteran who risks everything on a new body of work
Full of nudity, viscera and body horror, "The Substance" marks a prestige comeback for Demi Moore as a star on the ropes. But it's a slog.
‘Wolfs’ review: Clooney and Pitt cut a caper, on the thin line between ‘relaxed’ and ‘lax’
Director Jon Watts largely succeeds in delivering a package deal for his stars (George Clooney and Brad Pitt) and the audience.
Column: At the Film Center, 4 reasons why democracy’s always on the verge of a nervous breakdown
"A Face in the Crowd," among others in the Film Center's "Democracy at Risk" series, wonders how much strain our civic institutions can handle.
‘Speak No Evil’ review: Invited to the countryside? Have some reservations
A remake of the 2022 Danish original, this psychological thriller gets by on its cast and filmmaker James Watkins' one-wracked-nerve-at-a-time pacing.
Column: From Tuesday’s presidential debate, 5 points about lion taming, sarcasm and the power of the reaction shot
Is there any way to enforce a live televised debate's rules of order? Should we even try?
In appreciation: In everything from ‘Fences’ to ‘Field of Dreams,’ James Earl Jones gave both voice and heart
He played presidents and kings and garbage haulers and apartheid survivors. Through the decades, the big man with the basso profundo voice found the gravity and the flinty heart in...
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: 3 first takes on a very different sequel, from its Venice opening
Some loved, some hated the violent first "Joker" movie. Tribune critic Michael Phillips was one of the haters, but he had a much different first impression of this one.
Report from Venice Film Fest: You could hear the different kinds of applause for ‘Beetlejuice’ and ‘Brutalist’
Here’s a tale of two standing ovations, plus five other titles, as they played out during the 81st Venice International Film Festival.
Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ has Michael Keaton and everything going for it, except the funny
Compared to the 1988 model, Tim Burton's revisit to the "Beetlejuice" realm is bigger, more bombastic and nearly laughless. What gives?