It’s that time of year again -- the return of film festival season. And, if you live in the Chicago area, you may want to check out one of this year’s first featured events: Reeling 2026 -- The 44th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, September 17-27 at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema and Chicago Filmmakers.
Reviews of "The End of Oak Street," "We Shall Not Be Moved," "Magic Hour" and "Departures," along with a film festival preview and a look at a new movie web site, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment -- this one featuring two new movie reviews -- on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday August 11, 2 pm ET
The hope most of us hold for romantic comedy-dramas is that everything will ultimately work out in the end. But, in real life, relationships don’t always turn out that way. So when filmmakers try to fuse those two divergent scenarios, the results can be unexpected, even dismaying, if not handled properly. However, when addressed with a skillful touch, such stories can be surprisingly entertaining, even revelatory, in many ways. So it is with two alternative love stories now available for streaming online, “Magic Hour” and “Departures.”
It’s that time of year again – time for my predictions of the winners at the upcoming annual Academy Awards.
With 2025 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this third of three blogs, I spotlight my Best and Worst Documentaries of 2025.
With 2025 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this second of three blogs, I spotlight my Bottom 10 Films of 2025.
With 2025 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this first of three blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Films of 2025, followed by 10 Honorable Mentions and an open-ended list (in alphabetical order) of other releases that I found noteworthy or worth a look.
With this year’s 61st edition of the Chicago International Film Festival in the books, I’ve completed my screenings for 2025. Here’s what I screened and what I thought.
Reviews of "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" and "Peacock," as well as a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
