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‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 21, 2026 2:07 pm - “Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year.
Growing up with ‘Toy Story’: Andrew Stanton on 30+ years with Woody and Buzz

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 19, 2026 10:38 am - Andrew Stanton has spent more than half his life with “Toy Story.” He was the lead writer on the first three, a script savior on the fourth, and now, co-writer and co-director on “Toy Story 5.” “It wasn’t the plan,” he said. “But it wasn’t not the plan.”
It’s (digital) apocalypse now for toys in ‘Toy Story 5’

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 18, 2026 5:15 am - There are some basic things going for the latest “Toy Story” movie. This one moves Joan Cusack’s Jessie closer to the center. And the cute-as-a-button Bonnie is an upgrade over Andy. But, most of all, “Toy Story 5” is predicated on an extremely relatable conflict for kids and parents, alike: digital tech and screen time.
‘Leviticus’ makes a demon out of desire in an auspicious debut for Adrian Chiarella

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 18, 2026 5:15 am - What if the object of your desire was also the thing that’s trying to kill you? Not slowly irritating you to death for leaving the toilet seat up again. We mean actively trying to strangle you. That’s the intriguing premise behind the horror-satire “Leviticus.”
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 17, 2026 2:54 pm - “The Death of Robin Hood” drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend. So forget about robbing from the rich and stealing from the poor. This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.
Best Bets: Flip Circus tours the suburbs this summer

By Barbara Vitello
Jun 17, 2026 6:22 am - The Flip Circus begins its suburban summer tour, Kohl Children’s Museum debuts “WhirlWind,” Waukegan hosts the inaugural Little Fort Film Festival, and the Cantigny Jazz Fest hosts a tribute to Miles Davis on Sunday.
Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at Capitol riot

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 16, 2026 3:00 pm - Sean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday.
What to stream: ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Colin Farrell in ‘Sugar’ and Myles Smith

Jun 15, 2026 5:15 am - The streaming debut of “Project Hail Mary” and Myles Smith’s debut album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ opens No. 1, while ‘Obsession’ sensation continues

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 14, 2026 12:49 pm - Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” billed as his first popcorn movie in years, launched with $44 million in domestic theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 11, 2026 2:20 pm - Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” like some of his earliest and most beloved films, again concerns what might fall from above. The movie, in theaters now, returns Hollywood’s preeminent big-screen craftsman to one of his most abiding questions: Are we alone?

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