Julia Izumi’s self-absorbed solo show offers weak humor, clunky staging, and little emotional payoff beneath its quirky ...

Denis Villeneuve is best known for his sci-fi epics, and he praises this samurai classic as one of his favorite films.

Julia Izumi’s “Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (With Live & Active Cultures!)” at Woolly Mammoth is a ...

Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest has once again brought Steven Soderbergh's show Full Circle back in the discussion due to one ...

Renowned for the use of martial arts in his action films, Steven Seagal's love for this Akira Kurosawa film doesn't come as a surprise.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

Denzel Washington gives his most commanding screen performance in ages as a music tycoon who thinks his son has been ...

As one waits, seated, for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s world-premiere production of “Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies ...