The Future (of Film) is Female
We have a long way to go before women are treated as equals in the entertainment industry, but it’s at…
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It should come as no surprise that we at the Chicago Film Scene watch a lot of movies and TV. As filmmakers it’s more or less in our blood to watch everything we can. Plus, let’s be honest, it’s a fun hobby.
Here you’ll find reviews and recommendations for whatever we at CFS want to talk about. Maybe there’s a hot new movie that everyone is talking about and we want to add our voice to the conversation. Maybe there’s a TV show so obscure that few have heard of it but that deserves a new audience. Maybe it’s a list curated and organized like a cinematic playlist.
Either way, you’ll be in good hands for deciding what to watch next.
We have a long way to go before women are treated as equals in the entertainment industry, but it’s at…
“The language of the camera is the language of our dreams” – James Baldwin James Baldwin’s The Devil Finds Work…
Last Night in Soho is the latest film from acclaimed writer/director Edgar Wright. His first film since the summer Blockbuster…
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Dear Evan Hansen was the first ever show I saw on Broadway, in 2019. Which means, for someone with a degree…
I know what you're thinking, please God no, not another James Bond movie ranking, I would rather be tortured by…
Okay, maybe the whole detour from the main series storyline in Beard After Hours was in actuality just a plot to make…
Beard After Hours Usually when a show’s narrative takes a mini vacation from the main one, one or two things…
Seance (2021) directed by Simon Barrett is a paranormal, mystery film that flounders with a crucial element- suspense. The film…
There were a lot of complaints, somehow, following season 1 of Ted Lasso that the show didn’t have enough conflict. That it…