Music Box | Clint Howard Double Feature: “Evilspeak” and “Ice Cream Man”
Evilspeak (Eric Weston, 1981, 97 minutes) Evilspeak is a violent, underrated, obscure movie made more than thirty years ago, when it…
Music Box of Horrors | Evil Kiddos Double Feature: “The Omen” and “Cathy’s Curse” *SHOWTIME SOLD OUT*
*SHOWTIME SOLD OUT* The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976, 111 minutes) Like many movie lovers, I’ve enjoyed Roman Holiday and To Kill a…
Music Box of Horrors | Black Vampires Double Feature: “Blacula” and “Blade 2”
Blacula (William Crain, 1972, 92 minutes) Blacula is a blaxploitation film directed by William Crain, one of the first black…
Playing at Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival: “10/01 Queer Nights”
Michalina Mrozek’s documentary 10/01 Queer Nights follows a trans troupe as they prepare a de-orientalized dance performance in Berlin,…
Playing soon at the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival: “Minyan”
Minyan is about a Jewish family that immigrated to Brooklyn’s Little Odessa. While the film is being released this…
Playing at the Chitown Movie Drive-In: “Black Panther”
From Friday through Monday, as a tribute to Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020), ChiTown Movies is screening Marvel’s Black Panther —…
Playing at Music Box Theatre: “SIBYL” — a wistful watch from covid quarantine
Beware: I’m a totally broke writer who would love to eat at a rotary sushi bar. I’ve also been dealing…
Playing at the Chitown Movie Drive-In: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
For these past thirty-four years, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has been acclaimed as a culturally significant film that’s endlessly re-watchable…