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‘Zootopia 2’ is a cuddlier, tamer sequel

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 25, 2025 12:18 pm - A sequel coming almost a decade later, “Zootopia 2” is a more timid and tame movie that leans largely on the (still winning) duo of Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and the small-time hustler fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). Both are now out-to-prove-themselves rookies on the police force, nicknamed “the fuzz.”
The Kate at 318, Bread & Vine now open in Geneva

By Brenda Schory
Nov 25, 2025 11:15 am - The Kate at 318, an event space with French-themed bistro Bread and Vine on the first floor, recently celebrated its grand opening at 318 S. Third St. in Geneva with a ribbon cutting, food and the Jesse White Tumblers.
Christmas Sing-Along included at Northwest Choral’s Dec. 18 concert

By Tom Perles, Northwest Choral Society
Nov 25, 2025 10:25 am - Northwest Choral Society’s 59th annual Christmas concert will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, at. St. Raymond de Penafort Church in Mount Prospect.
Make plans now to dine with Santa or the Grinch

By Luke Zurawski
Nov 25, 2025 10:12 am - What better way to meet and take photos with Santa or the Grinch than at a special breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. And the suburbs are brimming with them this season. But take note: reservations are going quickly.
Concerts Nov. 28 to Dec. 4: Pentatonix, Micky Dolenz, Burna Boy, Erykah Badu and more

By Luke Zurawski
Nov 25, 2025 8:40 am - Upcoming concerts include Pentatonix at Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, Micky Dolenz at the Arcada Theatre and Des Plaines Theatre, Burna Boy at the United Center, Erykah Badu at the Chicago Theatre and more.
Spotlight: Northlight Theatre spices up the season with suspense thriller ‘Gaslight’

By Barbara Vitello
Nov 25, 2025 7:45 am - Northlight Theatre’s psychological thriller “Gaslight” is an alternative to the holiday shows beginning performances this week at Strawdog, Lifeline, Tuta, Theater Wit and Broadway in Chicago.
Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 25, 2025 7:33 am - Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI’s board of trustees said recently. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles on April 18.
Udo Kier, German actor from ‘My Own Private Idaho’ and ‘Ace Ventura,’ dies at 81

Nov 25, 2025 7:04 am - Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favorite of filmmakers including Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died at 81.
Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner and Miles Teller lead clever, charming ‘Eternity’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 25, 2025 5:00 am - Joan Cutler has an impossible decision to make in “Eternity.” The newly deceased character, played by Elizabeth Olsen, has one week to decide who she wants to spend her afterlife with and two husbands (Callum Turner and Miles Teller) hoping that she’ll choose them.
Jessie Buckley startles and shimmers in ‘Hamnet,’ a meditation on love, loss and art

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Nov 25, 2025 5:00 am - Volcanic is the best way to describe Jessie Buckley’s startling performance in “Hamnet,” Chloe Zhao’s unabashedly emotional adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel. Also starring a magnetic Paul Mescal as Will, it’s a story that imagines the early life of the young couple from Stratford.

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