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CIFF 2022 | ‘Pacifiction’ Review: A Lynchian Lucid Dream That Leaves You Reeling

Catalan auteur Albert Serra returns with another intricately-crafted atmospheric drama in which answers are ever out of reach.

CIFF 2022 | ‘My Policeman’ Review: A Certified Crowd-pleaser… if You Ignore Harry Styles

David Dawson and Emma Corrin elevate Michael Grandage’s misguided Harry Styles hype vehicle just past mediocrity.

CIFF Review Round-Up: ‘Sick,’ Rounding,’ and ‘All Jacked Up and Full of Worms’

In our second round-up of the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival, it's time to take a look at some truly terrifying and trippy horror films.

CIFF 2022 | ‘Aftersun’ is a Heartbreakingly Novel Approach to Depicting Family Trauma

Charlotte Wells’ debut film establishes her as a director experienced far beyond her years.

CIFF Review Round-Up: ‘A Human Position,’ ‘Leonor Will Never Die,’ and ‘Monica’

Families take center stage with our first round-up from the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival.

CIFF 2022 | ‘Raymond & Ray’ Review: Heartbreak Feels Good in a Film Like This

Ethan Hawke and Sophie Okonedo shine alongside Ewan McGregor in Rodrigo García’s new tale of family and forgiveness — or lack thereof.

CIFF 2022 | ‘A Compassionate Spy’ Confronts The Nuclear Question Head On

Chicago documentarian Steve James’s new film is no John le Carré novel.