Short Films in Focus: The Shorts Programs of the 2023 Chicago Critics Film Festival | Features

“The Mundanes” Shorts Program #1 (Saturday, May 6, 11:45 am) opens with Nicole Daddona and Adam Wilder’s “The Mundanes,” a truly bizarre PSA that seems influenced by Joe Dante’s “Twilight Zone – The Movie” segment, as well as the “Eerie, Indiana” TV series. Here, a faceless suburban American family is depicted as the ideal life, … Read more

Star Wars Fortnite Update Adds Darth Maul and Other Prequel Characters

Fortnite is celebrating the upcoming Star Wars Day with another Star Wars Fortnite update that includes a variety of iconic items. What’s in the latest Fortnite Star Wars Update? The new content arrives today and includes a new event, skins, and more. The latest event, called “Find the Force,” will run from May 2 and … Read more

Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Announces Streaming Premiere Date

After a fairly successful run in theaters, Air is making the jump to streaming inevitable. Produced and distributed by Amazon, the film will come to the company’s Prime Video streaming service later this month. Directed by Ben Affleck, and starring Affleck and his longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon, Air tells the origin of the … Read more