2nd Chicago Critics Film Festival

Calling all film buffs! This Friday, May 9 is opening night for the second annual Chicago Film Critics Film Festival. Due to the fact that I’m a member of the Association and have a strong… Read more about 2nd Chicago Critics Film Festival

Heaven is for Real (PG) ★★★½

Incredible Family Story Comes to the Big Screen
The New York Times best-selling book Heaven is for Real by Nebraska Pastor Todd Burpo opens on the big screen this coming Wednesday before Easter. Oscar nominee… Read more about Heaven is for Real (PG) ★★★½

Spider-Man in Chicago for Earth Hour 2014!

Chicago is always an exciting place to be, whether you are checking out blues music and festivals, sporting events, cutting-edge cuisine or spending a day at the beach. It’s no wonder that Chicago was chosen… Read more about Spider-Man in Chicago for Earth Hour 2014!

Top 10 Movies of 2013

1. American Hustle-The hysterical story of how a brilliant con man out-smarts the Fed’s with the help of his seductive mistress.

2. 12 Years a Slave- The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black… Read more about Top 10 Movies of 2013

Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) ★★★★

Walt Disney Keeps His Promise
Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Beautiful Creatures) and double Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) star in this true story inspired by the astonishing backstory of how Disney’s classic Mary… Read more about Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) ★★★★

Lion Ark ★★★½

Big Cats are Rescued From Illegal Circuses
Here’s a passionate documentary that gives a firsthand account of how a group from Animal Defenders International (ADI) set out to stop the abuse of wild animals used… Read more about Lion Ark ★★★½

The Armstrong Lie (R) ★★★½

The Day the Wheels Came Off: The Rise and Fall of Lance Armstrong
Before Oprah’s alarming 2013 interview with Lance Armstrong, in which he tells the world he lied and actually did use performance-enhancing drugs… Read more about The Armstrong Lie (R) ★★★½

The Way, Way Back PG-13 ★★★★

Duncan (Liam James) is an awkward teen who’s forced to spend the summer at a beach house with his mother (Toni Collette), her boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell). Trent’s not a very cool guy and takes… Read more about The Way, Way Back PG-13 ★★★★

Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) ★★★

Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) a bright, magnetic, high school junior grows tired of his small town, the fictional Gatlin, South Carolina. He dreams of going to college and loves reading books that are banned. His… Read more about Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) ★★★