Peter Sobczynski
Movie Reviews

Wong Kar-wai’s Gorgeous, Captivating “Blossoms Shanghai” Arrives on the Criterion Channel | TV/Streaming

Earlier this year, I had the chance to sit in Chicago’s venerable Music Box Theatre and watch a 25th anniversary screening of “In

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Making Dreams Feel Real: A Memory of Siskel & Ebert | Roger Ebert

Between the ages of 3 and 5, I fell in love with the movies after seeing my very first one, learned how to

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CIFF 2025: The Book of Sijjin & Illiyyin, The Holy Boy, Anything That Moves | Festivals & Awards

One of the more popular sections of the Chicago International Film Festival each year is the After Dark sidebar, a collection of films

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CIFF 2025: Silent Friend, Calle Malaga, Belén  | Festivals & Awards

The 61st edition of the Chicago International Film Festival has boasted an unusually strong lineup of high-quality titles from around the world, including

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Harold and the Purple Crayon movie review (2024)

Now “Harold and the Purple Crayon” has arrived in theaters in all its live-action glory. It starts on a surprisingly engaging note: a

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Stress Positions

Say what you will about “Stress Positions,” the new indie comedy that marks the feature debut of writer-director-costar Theda Hammel: it’s not overly

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Outlaw Posse movie review & film summary (2024)

That said, the opening scene is some kind of instant classic, the kind that could have worked as its own short film and

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The Goldfinger movie review & film summary (2023)

Another flaw is that we never get any real sense of what is driving and motivating the two central characters beyond the most

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Migration movie review & film summary (2023)

“Migration,” sadly, is so bereft of any real point of interest for any viewer over the age of 8, that it almost makes

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A Look Back at Tribeca 2023 | Festivals & Awards

Waitress, The Musical – Live on Broadway One of the more highly anticipated films at the festival was “Waitress, The Musical – Live

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