Chicago FEEDBACK Film Festival
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‘Out there, children play soldiers. In here, soldiers play like children’ Famously labelled as ‘cinematic enemy number one’ by Nazi Germany, Jean Renoir’s anti-war classic is a film about the ties that exist beyond national and class boundaries. A rare international success, La Grande Illusion was, and remains, a symbol of humanity, made at a […]
‘Revenge is a dish which people of taste prefer to eat cold’ Ealing Studios’ greatest triumph is a wickedly funny comedy about one man’s violent revenge on his intolerable family. Robert Hamer’s eloquent story of subtle wit is one of the most daring and playfully defiant films of its time. Dennis Price stars as Louis […]
‘He was determined never again to fall below the rank of a gentleman’ Stanley Kubrick’s uniquely authentic account of the life led by an 18th century opportunist and social climber is one of the most beautifully realised films ever made. Widely overlooked upon release, the grimly ironic tale has since become one of the director’s […]
EPHEMERA, 20min., USA, Drama
Directed by Chelses Venkadathu
The story is about a young couple that have been married for ten years. They have a five year old daughter who bonds the family despite the mundanity of their marriage. But a new lifestyle that pushes boundaries might be the unexpected resolution to keep this family bound.
Depicting a disability or condition of any kind offers a number of challenges for filmmakers. Showing sensitivity and empathy without falling over into exploitation is no easy task. And using it as a simple plot device can be problematic despite a movie having the very best of intentions. “The Night Clerk” straddles that fine red […]
REVIEW: “The Night Clerk” (2020) — Keith & the Movies
I’ve done a really good job of staying away from any spoilers for Marvel’s first big movie of 2020. While I still can’t muster much excitement for “The Eternals”, I’m really looking forward to “Black Widow”. So far I’ve only watched the trailers which (as you would expect from the MCU) have been well done. […]
First Glance: “Black Widow” (Final Trailer) — Keith & the Movies
The great Max von Sydow passed away this week leaving behind an incredible cinema legacy. The Swedish movie icon had an spectacular 70-year career where he appeared in over 150 films. Von Sydow died Sunday, March 8th. He was 90-years-old. Here are just a few great images from some of the memorable movies he was […]
Great Images #15: Max von Sydow (1929-2020) — Keith & the Movies
There is a certain something about movies dealing with painters that always grab my attention. Often times painters are a special breed of artists and through the decades cinema has given us numerous portraits of them. The latest film from director and co-writer Tom Dolby looks to have a unique vision into the life […]
First Glance: “The Artist’s Wife” — Keith & the Movies
The 1987 cult classic “The Lost Boys” forever broadened the way moviegoers would look at vampires. Throughout the decades there had been slight variations in the depictions of the fanged bloodsuckers, but most were still in the older, stodgier Dracula vein (bad pun attended). “The Lost Boys” presented them differently – young, cool, and with […]
RETRO REVIEW: “The Lost Boys: (1987) — Keith & the Movies
Those darned smart phone GPS apps. Always re-calculating, re-routing, leading you out to perilous barren wastelands and leaving you for dead. Take what happens in the new survival thriller “Outback”. Now I know that the Australian Outback isn’t a wasteland per se. It’s a vast and diverse group of ecosystems. At the same time, there […]
REVIEW: “Outback” (2020) — Keith & the Movies
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