The Bear's fourth season kept its Chicago cultural cameos to a minimum this time around -- but that just gave its visits to River North restaurant Alpana and Oak Park's Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio added impact. For Block Club Chicago: blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/07/how…

"It’s frustrating to see such high-concept potential, some decent production design, and a couple of game leads fall victim to a mystery that unfolds with thudding obviousness." Clint Worthington reviews Netflix's new German-language sci-fi thriller BRICK: rogerebert.com/reviews/brick-…

From new anime adaptations of beloved manga to the latest films from Takashi Miike, Mickey Reece, and others, Clint Worthington breaks down his most anticipated films for this year's @fantasiafest: rogerebert.com/festivals/our-…

Season 3 of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS "continues to uphold the ideals of its franchise’s point of origin, even as its swings boldly go nowhere all that deep." Clint Worthington reviews: rogerebert.com/streaming/star…

It's year two now. Things are getting easier, and yet my life is changed so much since he last saw me that I wish I could talk to him about it.

"I find my pull for home calling in a trio of horror titles—2 comedic, 1 compelling & mournful—about the pull to defend your domicile and the people in it." Clint Worthington reviews TERRESTRIAL, HOLD THE FORT, & GOOD BOY in his dispatch from Fantasia International Film Festival. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

"Folklore and fantasy are nothing new to the Fantasia, but this year’s lineup features quite a few pictures that capture cinema’s ability to grasp the surreal,” writes Clint Worthington on I AM FRANKELDA, THE DEVIL'S BRIDE, & CIELO. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

“These films focus on the plight of young women coming of age—amid a variety of genre turmoils, from ecological apocalypses to parasocial obsession to the thorny complications of nascent transfemininity,” writes Clint Worthington in his 3rd Fantasia Dispatch. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

“Here we are, with another trio of tales designed to manifest the conjoined pains of lust, loss, and belonging,” writes Clint Worthington about MOTHER OF FLIES, THE VIRGIN OF QUARRY LAKE, & FOREIGNER out of Fantasia. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

“These three titles are pure-strain hallucinogenic experiences that care not for the conventions of traditional plotting or naturalism,” writes Clint Worthington of the Fantasia films A GRAND MOCKERY, EVERY HEAVY THING, & ANYTHING THAT MOVES. rogerebert.com/festivals/fant…

“In stripping down the Red Riding Hood fable to more terrestrial environs, TO KILL A WOLF finds stronger, more delicate ways to sell the simmering psychology of its original fable,” writes Clint Worthington. rogerebert.com/reviews/to-kil…

“Season 2 seems to have righted the ship and given Netflix’s latest mascot a more delicious meal to chew on…. so far,” writes Clint Worthington about WEDNESDAY’s latest batch of episodes. rogerebert.com/streaming/netf…

"There had to be no doubt in my eyes that I’m trying to sell you this." As NOBODY 2 hits theaters, I risked life and limb to talk to Mr. Bob Odenkirk about sequels, machetes, and mining middle-aged overwhelm for action movie pathos. For RogerEbert.com: rogerebert.com/interviews/bob…

Lots of fun bits in this one

“I wanted to do is get hurt. But … you need to stay strong and show inner strength. Because it’s hard to cheer for a character who’s losing faith in himself.” Clint Worthington talks w/ NOBODY 2 star Bob Odenkirk abt stunts, Hawaiian shirts, & waterparks: rogerebert.com/interviews/bob…

too many to name, but here are some of my fave critics: kelli boyle, Brian Tallerico, coleman spilde, nadira, Robert Daniels, Clint Worthington, lyvie scott 🔜 #TIFF50, Sara Clements 2.0, Anna Govert, tyler “llewyn” taing, tvscholar @ TIFF, Emma Fraser, Katie Doll, Candice Frederick, saloni gajjar

“Director Alex Russell‘s riveting thriller LURKER feels like NIGHTCRAWLER for starfuckers in the best possible way,” writes Clint Worthington. rogerebert.com/reviews/lurker…

"Everyone’s very ambitious, & how do you contain the ambition and the drive for success that pulls apart a marriage? How does your ego contain that?” Clint Worthington interviews dir. Jay Roach & writer Tony McNamara abt their acrimonious comedy THE ROSES. rogerebert.com/interviews/the…

"What’s left is a snoozefest of languid pacing, obnoxious lore changes, & the kind of awkward pacing that leaves the show pinballing between spooky (complimentary) and ooky (derogatory),” writes Clint Worthington about WEDNESDAY S2’s 2nd half. rogerebert.com/streaming/wedn…

“EVERYTHING TO ME feels like an admirable, if flawed, attempt to filter the universal anxieties of discovering yourself and finding your purpose in adolescence through the eye-catching nostalgia of 2000s Silicon Valley consumerism,” writes Clint Worthington. rogerebert.com/reviews/everyt…