CHICAGO — Well. Goodbye for now. The Tribune has eliminated the position of film critic, as part of a newsroom reorganization. This leaves me with two options: stick around for reassignment or take a ...

The great film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about leaving the Chicago Tribune after 24 years. Michael tells John about what his plans are for the future, why it’s a precarious ...

Chicago Tribune columnist Michael Phillips has accepted a buyout from the paper, ending his 20-year run reviewing film and theater. Why it matters: For the first time since the 1950s, the Chicago ...

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I regret reading in last Sunday’s Tribune (“Tribune’s film critic Michael Phillips says so long for now”) that readers will no longer have access to Michael Phillips’ informed movie reviews. No matter ...

You write a film, at least I did, because you’re kind of screaming inside: Hey! I’m alone! Is anyone else out here? And then you find out there are people out here with you. It’s sad to realize. But ...

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about the 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws.’ Michael and John talk about their memories of when they first saw the film, the ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. In 1975 (that is 50 years ago as of this writing), Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times became the first film critic ...

A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review. Credit...Lorena Spurio Supported by By Sarah Bahr Times Insider explains ...

Belmont Saratoga Bite Sized Auto Racing Contest Michael Phillips: Eva Victor turned a wrenching personal story into a 2025 film highlight, coming soon ...