Johnny Showtime: THIS IS SPINAL TAP

 by JB

What do you say about a 40-year-old comedy that has become iconic?

My Own Private Rob Reiner Film Festival

by Patrick Bromley

Revisiting the filmography of a guy who had a great run and then 30 more years of movies.

1984 in Film: The Fine Arts Theater

by JB

1984 was a banner year for film and a banner year in my life. I started student teaching at a local high school and moved back home after four years at the University of Illinois. The student teaching would lead to the job I have now held for the past thirty-two years, the salary from which I used to pay for all those movie tickets and all that popcorn. Moving back home allowed me to reacquaint myself with all the wonderful Chicago movie theaters I haunted as a teen: the Varsity in Evanston, the Parkway, the Biograph, the Music Box, the Film Center of the Art Institute, and especially, the Fine Arts.

Netflix This Movie! Vol. 124

Once you're done watching Daredevil this weekend, how about giving these movies a try?

Our Favorite Movie Couples

Happy Valentine's Day! Let's celebrate love. The good kind of love. Movie love. Here are our favorite movie couples.