Review of Under the Silver Lake
Rating ***1/2 (three and a half stars)
CINEMA
Once upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Rating ***1/2 (three and a half stars)
Review of Midsommar
Three stars (*** stars)
Review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Star Rating (two stars **)
Review of House that Jack Built
A shocking, provocative, morbidly funny and often brilliant film.
2018: The Year in Film
If there was a theme that dominated global film this year it was the corruption of police and/or police brutality often involving minorities.
The Favourite Is a Witty Satire of Sexual Politics and Excess
Rating three and a half stars (***1/2)
The Best 100 Science Fiction Films
Vittorio Carli, who teaches at area community colleges, a former film reviewer for The Star, www.reelmoviecrtic.com and The Examiner, is an avid science-fiction film fan.
Parallel Planes Review
Parallel Planes is a fascinating, exciting, and informative documentary that will be playing as part of the Chicago Underground Film Festival.
2018 Chicago European Film Festival Reviews
The Chicago European Union Film Festival is running until April 5 at the Gene Siskel Center located at 164 North State Street.
Vittorio Carli on the Oscars
2017 was chock filled with films that had great contributions from female, minority, queer (does anyone still use that word?) and Trans people than ever.
Best films of 2017
It was an outstanding year for Indy films and international cinema, but most of the big budget Hollywood movies and franchise films lacked the spark of genius.
Why Horror Fans should Hate Marvel Comics part 11 (the late 80s to the present)
Believe it or not, it all starts with merry Gerry Conway, the boy wonder of Marvel’s silver age. He was the only writer to rival Stan Lee for quality on Amazing Spiderman. He is probably best known for killing off Gwen Stacy (in Amazing Spiderman #121) and inventing the Punisher (In AM #129). However, he … [Read more…]
Three Best Films from Every Year I have Been Alive
One of my Facebook friends, Dan Gleason made a list of his favorite three films from every year he has been alive. I took the plunge and made my own list.
Beyond the Canon
Beyond the Canon: 100 Films Deserving of Greater Attention
2017 Chicago European Union Film Festival
The European Union Film Festival is running until the end of March at the Gene Siskel Center (located at 164 North State Street. Here are some minireviews on the films I have seen so far
Best films of 2016
I only included films that opened in Chicago in 2016 so Silence and Patterson may appear on next year’s list. I saw several of these films (such as Embrace of the Serpent, Lolo, and Mia Madre) at the Gene Siskel’s Center’s Chicago European Film Festival which continues to be one the more outstanding and underecognized … [Read more…]
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic Review
In the 90’s, I desperately wanted to get a Clinton for president button or shirt (with George in small letters on the top), but I couldn’t find one in any stores. This was before the days when you could get almost anything on line. I also saw a later day incarnation of P Funk for … [Read more…]
Art Film Roundup
Featuring the 2016 European Film Festival.
Best Films I saw in 2015 (Jan 29 update)
The biggest change since I have been doing these best films of the year lists (I think I started in 1994) was that back then I saw almost all the films in theatres. Since I don’t have a regular critic gig these days I have been invited to less screenings, and I had to see … [Read more…]
