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Tim Mielants’ film ‘Small Things Like These’ premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday evening.

Q&A: Director Tim Mielants discusses morals, vulnerability and working with Cillian Murphy

October 30, 2024

Belgian director Tim Mielants’s film “Small Things Like These” premiered Thursday evening at the Chicago International Film Festival. In “Small Things Like These,” Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy)...

Bird mirrors Bailey’s life, serving as a guiding light when she is lost.

Reel Thoughts: ‘Bird’ is a triumphant coming-of-age gem

October 21, 2024

Content warning: This review contains mentions of assault, as well as spoilers. Through the hardest of times, when we are lost and hopeless, director Andrea Arnold reminds us there’s light on the...

Chicago International Film Festival returns with a diverse selection of domestic and international feature films and shorts.

Chicago International Film Festival returns for 60th anniversary

October 17, 2024

The 60th annual Chicago International Film Festival returns with a selection of over 120 feature films and more than 70 short films this October. Presented by Cinema/Chicago, the event is North America's...

Barry Keoghan, Alison Oliver and Rosamund Pike star in Oscar winner Emerald Fennell’s deliciously eerie new film “Saltburn.”

Reel Thoughts: ‘Saltburn’ delivers shock, style amongst aristocratic debauchery

October 29, 2023

Emerald Fennell’s latest film “Saltburn” is a squeamish showcase in all things excess, obsession and murder. “Saltburn” premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival on Thursday and...

A photograph of the backs of two people sitting down next to each other in furry coats, facing a body of water in the snow.

CineYouth features Northwestern filmmakers, highlights youth talent from across the globe

April 20, 2023

Sometimes, suiting up your professor in a plant costume to drive a car is what it takes to get the perfect shot. For Communication junior Sam Friedman, it was a must for his short film “George,”...

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