Movies
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New to streaming this week: 'Luckiest Girl Alive,' 'The Redeem Team' and Charlie Puth's 'Charlie'
Oct 04, 2022 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • Lena ...
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Will Smith's 'Emancipation' gets release date, post-slap
Oct 03, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - After holding "Emancipation" in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big projec...
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Horror pic '˜Smile' happy at No. 1; '˜Bros' starts in 4th
Oct 02, 2022 7:00 am - Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount's 'œ Smile ' topped the North American charts...
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The witches return in lively 'Hocus Pocus 2'
Sep 30, 2022 6:00 am - “Hocus Pocus 2” - ★ ★ ½ The nostalgia for “Hocus Pocus” has always been a bit of a mystery to me. There is nothing new about kids loving mediocre films and carrying tha...
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Derivative, jump-scary horror tale not much to 'Smile' aboutSep 29, 2022 10:00 am - “Smile” - ★ ★ Normally, a starless, derivative, overly long, jump-scare-saturated horror movie like “Smile” would be sent directly to streaming on a digital platform a...
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'Bros' makes rom-com history and then joins in it
Sep 29, 2022 6:00 am - “Bros” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Bros,” the latest romantic comedy to hit theaters, is absolutely revolutionary. And totally conventional. It's a film where both extremes can be true ...
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Widescreen: Music Box Theatre's 31 nights of horror movies begins with all five 'Final Destination' flicksSep 28, 2022 11:00 pm - The Freeform channel famously packs its 31 Nights of Halloween with family-friendly scares, but Chicago's premier movie theater brings the gore for its 31 Nights of Horr...
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Ana de Armas digs deep as Marilyn in brutal 'Blonde'
Sep 28, 2022 6:00 am - “Blonde” - ★ ★ ★ What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a star-struck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!” And we cringe, as we'...
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Do the 'Time Warp' again - 'Rocky Horror' show will travel
Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper - or your fishnets. A touring, interactive version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is ...
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Guilty plea in hit-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa BanesSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The man charged with fatally striking "Gone Girl" actor Lisa Banes with an electric scooter last year pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday and is expec...