On our first dispatch out of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, we talked about:

- the world premiere of One Golden Summer (dir. Kevin Shaw)

- A Useful Ghost (dir. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke)

- Arco (dir. Ugo Bienvenue)

- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (dir. Tatsuya Yoshihara)

- The Helsinki Effect (dir. Arthur Franck) (North American premiere)

- Train Dreams (dir. Clint Bentley)

- The Secret Agent (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)

Art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠

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