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Who doesn’t love Sally Field? Seriously. Who doesn’t? I mean, if you grew up anytime from the mid-1960s on (and especially if you’re around my age, I'm 60) Sally Field has basically always been there. Television, movies, sitcoms, prestige dramas, goofy comedies, soap opera satires, giant blockbuster superhero movies, Oscar-winning performances, Emmy-winning performances…she’s one of those rare performers who somehow became both a massive star and completely relatable at the s

The 60th annual Chicago International Film Festival is now underway, with screenings, special events, tributes, and other festivities happening all over the city until Closing Night on October 27th. Here are my first five exclusive reviews of CIFF movies; these films will be commercially released in the coming weeks and available for streaming. 1) THE PIANO LESSON Director Malcolm Washington, actor John David Washington and other luminaries arrive at The Music Box Theatre fo