There are some big ones opening this weekend, folks. There's the off kilter romance, the decades later comedy sequel, the dramatic feature film d…
Interstellar Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway Wh…
Nightcrawler Director: Dan Gilroy Writer: Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton In Nightcrawler , spectacular performances, p…
The three big releases this week all have something to do with science in one way or another. We have the latest from a Disney Animation Studios that…
Birdman Director: Alejandro González-Iñárritu Writers: Alejandro González-Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo Starring: Mich…
Normally I use this space to preview the weekend's new releases in theaters. This installment, though, takes place on Halloween, and there are sp…
Whiplash Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons Genius is rare, perhaps even fleeting. It is also not…
The fall season eclecticism continues at full speed this weekend. You have your choice of gonzo action, spooky exploitation of childhood games, and a…
It's another eclectic (eccentric?) weekend at the movies, with the wide releases covering as huge a range of interest and audience as possible, a…
It's Academy Awards season. Halfstack's resident film critic, Rob Samuelson, has been hard at work catching up on many of the year's most…
Kill the Messenger Director: Michael Cuesta Writer: Peter Landesman Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliv…
With the Fall Movie Season now in full swing and the Chicago International Film Festival in town, there is no shortage of movies to catch this weeke…
Gone Girl Director: David Fincher Writer: Gillian Flynn Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry In our culture, overre…