Column: Will Sundance Institute x Chicago be good for the local film industry? By Michael Phillips April 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. There’ll be more than one story to write about “Sundance Institute x Chicago,” coming to...
‘Challengers’ review: Tennis, everyone? Zendaya keeps a juicy romantic triangle spinning By Michael Phillips April 25, 2024 at 12:36 p.m. With Zendaya playing a ferociously competitive tennis coach, torn between two lobbers, the super-ripe romantic...
Summer Movie Guide: Virtually all the movies coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day By Associated Press April 25, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. Here’s your guide to what’s coming to theaters and streaming services this summer.
Kevin Bacon dances back to ‘Footloose’ high school By Associated Press April 21, 2024 at 5:46 p.m. Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic...
‘Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1 By Associated Press April 21, 2024 at 12:48 p.m. “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its...
Column: AI moviemaking software ‘so easy an alien could do it.’ But where do visual effects go from here? By Michael Phillips April 19, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. Wonder Dynamics is selling a special-effects tool to budding filmmakers at a low price. Are...
‘We Grown Now’ review: Coming of age in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green projects, in a movie of true distinction By Michael Phillips April 18, 2024 at 11:06 a.m. In 1992 Chicago, near the end of the Cabrini-Green housing projects, two boys navigate a...
‘Civil War’ declares victory at the box office, toppling ‘Godzilla x Kong’ By Lindsey Bahr April 15, 2024 at 8:41 a.m. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it earned...
‘The Beast’ review: In 2044, AI takes care of business, while Léa Seydoux takes care of the movie By Michael Phillips April 12, 2024 at 11:53 a.m. Léa Seydoux and George MacKay play yearning, reincarnated lovers across three eras. MacKay is good;...
Review: ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ is a surprisingly fun remake By Tribune News Service April 11, 2024 at 12:47 p.m. The hazards of remaking a beloved film are well known. While the 1991 comedy original...