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Christopher Reeve in his breakthrough title role of "Superman" (1978). (Warner Brothers/Everett Collection)

‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ review: A moving story of an actor’s heroism, onscreen and off

October 11, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

His spinal cord injury brought on the toughest role of his life. This occasionally slick but genuinely moving new documentary was made with the cooperation of Reeve’s family.

Kani Kusruti and Divya Prabha in "All We Imagine as Light." (Janus Films/Sideshow)

Column: Encouraging signs for the 2024 Chicago International Film Festival — and 10 movies to get you started

October 10, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The more uncertainty the business of film must weather, the more necessary a city's film festivals become. To me, anyway. Maybe not to you, at least not yet, or not...

Oscar nominees Jeremy Strong (left) as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in "The Apprentice.” (Pief Weyman)

Review: ‘The Apprentice’ has Sebastian Stan as a young Trump on the rise, mentored by Jeremy Strong’s Roy Cohn

October 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Is it just my imagination, or is "The Apprentice" a pretty interesting movie? Less than a month before a U.S. presidential election, you'd expect an 11th-hour Trump biopic (which premiered...

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker: Folie a Deux." (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros.)

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: The Gotham jukebox musical, co-starring Lady Gaga. Millions of ‘Joker’ fans will haaaaate. I like it.

October 4, 2024 at 6:19 a.m.

"Joker 2" is, yes, a jukebox musical and a fascinating apology for the first "Joker." Millions will haaaaaaate it. I like it.

With the barely rehearsed opening night of "NBC's Saturday Night" looming, Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), John Belushi (Matt Wood) and Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O'Brien) are feeling the pressure in "Saturday Night." (Hopper Stone/Sony Pictures)

‘Saturday Night’ review: Skimming the surface of the very first ‘SNL’

October 3, 2024 at 10:19 a.m.

Director and co-writer Jason Reitman imagines the 90-minute run-up to the bedraggled but momentous 1975 premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night."

In addiction recovery, a young woman (Saoirse Ronan) returns to the Orkney Islands off Scotland in "The Outrun." (Sony Pictures Classics)

‘The Outrun’ review: A moving tale of addiction, recovery and Saoirse Ronan’s exceptional skill

October 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Blind drunk at closing time, Rona — a bright, late-20s graduate student majoring in biology — has again pushed her luck and, literally kicking and screaming, provoked the bartender into...

Roz meets Brightbill in the screen adaptation of "The Wild Robot." (DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures via AP)

‘The Wild Robot’ review: How to train your robot, your gosling and your neighbors in DreamWorks-style teamwork

October 2, 2024 at 2:50 p.m.

It may not have the visual wit of author Peter Brown's drawings, but the DreamWorks film version of "The Wild Robot" knows what it's doing.

Allison Salinas, Rene "Residente" Perez Joglar and Kimaya Thais Limon in "In the Summers." (Music Box Films)

‘In the Summers’ review: A sometime family’s passing years, heartache and stubborn love

September 27, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

Winner of the Sundance festival's top prize, "In the Summers" takes a debut filmmaker's memories of childhood and runs with them, tenderly.

Adam Pearson and Sebastian Stan in "A Different Man." (Matt Infante/A24)

‘A Different Man’ review: A new face and a new life in a comedy that’s more than skin-deep

September 27, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

When a change you've dreamed of doesn't solve your self-esteem problems, that's the idea behind this sharp comedy starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson.

This image released by Disney/Pixar shows Joy, voiced by Amy Poehler, left, and Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke, in a scene from “Inside Out 2.” (Disney/Pixar via AP)

Column: The nation’s movie theaters are getting a $2 billion makeover. Now it’s up to the movies to make it pay off.

September 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

With busier release calendars coming in 2025 and 2026, the nation's movie theater operators are investing more than $2 billion in upgrades.

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