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Charli xcx has her movie star moment, and says goodbye to Brat

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 26, 2026 7:03 am - Charli xcx plays herself in “The Moment,” a meta mockumentary about the end of Brat summer and grappling with otherworldly success. “I was just really interested in telling this story about expectation,” Charli xcx told The Associated Press the day after “The Moment” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 25, 2026 4:14 pm - With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire and Ash” from the No. 1 spot with $11.2 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Jodie Foster shines as a psychoanalyst on the edge in ‘A Private Life’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 23, 2026 11:36 am - Jodie Foster plays a self-assured psychoanalyst whose composure unravels after a patient unexpectedly dies in the genre-bending French film “A Private Life.” Rebecca Zlotowski’s latest is part noir, part comedy of remarriage, and part Freudian fever dream about past lives.
How to watch the Oscar-nominated films

Jan 22, 2026 3:24 pm - Need to catch up on all the Oscar nominees? Here’s a look at where to watch them.
‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ is a sweeping tribute to a comic genius

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 22, 2026 2:38 pm - It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled life of a comedy legend who’s still here to tell the story — and the jokes — himself.
Oscar nominations snubs and surprises: Paul Mescal and Ariana Grande among biggest oversights

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 22, 2026 2:16 pm - After such a strong year for movies, the brutal limitations of Oscar nominations were bound to have some big omissions. But there were several genuine shockers Thursday morning, including widely expected nominees like Ariana Grande and Paul Mescal missing out on nods.
In ‘Testament of Ann Lee,’ a blazing Amanda Seyfried can make you believe anything

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jan 22, 2026 10:09 am - “The Testament of Ann Lee” is a stirring and, yes, difficult movie that features a blazing Amanda Seyfried as the Shaker leader. It’s a performance that will knock your 18th-century socks off.
‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 22, 2026 8:08 am - Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.
No ‘Mercy’: Chris Pratt is on trial with an AI judge, and time is not on his side

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 22, 2026 5:15 am - It’s a bold filmmaking choice to have a countdown clock on the screen for most of your movie. In the best-case scenario for “Mercy,” in which a Los Angeles detective played by Chris Pratt has to prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge within said time limit, it heightens the tension. Perhaps in a better movie it might have worked.
Quiet on the set! Teens strip away sound for the ninth annual Student Silent Film Festival

By Andy Richardson, Student Silent Film Festival
Jan 21, 2026 4:44 pm - The Student Silent Film Festival is a competition where students from 12 Chicago area high schools create original silent films without voices or sound effects. The ninth annual festival will be Jan. 28 at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.

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