February 2016
“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, Part I”: Table of Contents
The following reviews were written by Kinnedy Broughton, Dyana Daniels and Messiah Young, all Chicago high school students, as part of Columbia College Chicago's Columbia Links journalism program for high school students. RogerEbert.com has...Mavis!
By EntertainerTaken as history lesson, tribute or some hybrid of the two, the HBO doc “Mavis!” is the rare type of success story that doesn’t put its subject on a pedestal. Here, the art form is deconstructed and the artist, singer Mavis..."Spotlight," "The Revenant," "Mad Max: Fury Road" Win Big at Oscars
By EntertainerThe big Oscar winners on Sunday night? Leonardo DiCaprio, Pulitzer-winning journalism, almost anyone who worked behind the scenes on “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the Girl Scouts.The unfortunate losers? Sylvester Stallone, ceremony..."The Hateful Eight" vs. "Pulp Fiction": The Devolution of Quentin Tarantino
By EntertainerEvery movie lover has their own list of directors whose new works automatically involve a trip to the multiplex, no questions asked. There are the names obligatory for most like Scorsese, Fincher, Nolan or Spielberg. Another filmmaker for this list...Exclusive: Joshua Oppenheimer's Spirit Awards Speech
By EntertainerWhen filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer was played off the stage after winning Best Documentary at the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards, he asked me to publish his prepared acceptance speech. Here it is...The Indonesian genocide began 50 years ago..."Spotlight" Sweeps 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards
By EntertainerScheduled a day prior to the Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards exists to honor cinematic achievements often unacknowledged by the Academy. Their nominees are ideally comprised of small-budgeted passion projects fueled by raw artistry, and...Before "Deadpool": The Golden Age of the R-Rated Blockbuster
By EntertainerIn a move that must offer a great deal of comfort to people who toil on lost causes everywhere, the attempt to make a movie star out of Ryan Reynolds finally struck gold with "Deadpool." Its $135-million opening weekend washed away pyrite memories...I Have a Dream—And So Does TED
By Entertainer"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963I, too, share Dr. King's...Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
By EntertainerThere was a time when a sequel to 2000’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” would have been a major cinematic event. After all, Ang Lee’s film not only won four Oscars but is the highest-grossing foreign language film of all...King Georges
By EntertainerFood documentaries seem to be almost as plentiful nowadays as new restaurant openings. For all the grousing we U.S. citizens do about jobs and the economy, almost every major urban area in the country seems to have a thriving, and in some cases,...
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