Bill Stamets
Critic Overview in Movies
Critic Reviews for Movies
Apr 13, 2015
Cheatin'75
Apr 13, 2015
The film is extremely rich in visual inventiveness and depth of feeling — with numerous sequences that could almost pass muster as individual shorts.
Apr 2, 2015
The Salt of the Earth88
Apr 2, 2015
This moving, Oscar-nominated documentary is an odyssey of a tragic observer.
Mar 31, 2015
Algren75
Mar 31, 2015
Michael Caplan’s Algren is a beguiling appreciation of the novelist, reporter and essayist.
Mar 31, 2015
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...75
Mar 31, 2015
Algren admirer Kurt Vonnegut, a novelist and a Long Island neighbor, called the Chicago exile ”the loneliest man I ever knew.” Caplan and Mueller invite viewers to befriend this contrary figure.
Mar 20, 2015
The Hunting Ground75
Mar 20, 2015
[Kirby Dick's] new documentary enrages, yet makes its case in an even-tempered manner.
Feb 19, 2015
Hogtown88
Feb 19, 2015
Hogtown is the most original film made in Chicago about Chicago to date.
Jan 15, 2015
Goodbye to Language 3D75
Jan 15, 2015
Resisting screen rules is Godard’s forte.
Jan 8, 2015
Leviathan88
Jan 8, 2015
The masterful script deals with telling words.
Jan 1, 2015
Viva la Libertà75
Jan 1, 2015
Servillo charms in his dual turn, then takes it up a notch when one brother shows off his childhood knack for impersonating his look-alike.
Dec 11, 2014
Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation63
Dec 11, 2014
A paean to creative impulses, this work channels the vision of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi.