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Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and an octopus shine in heartfelt ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 08, 2026 7:20 am - With its octopus narrator, sentimental story and quirky array of small-town characters, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” was tailor made for adaptation. The result, streaming Friday on Netflix, is a heartfelt, but straightforward page-to-screen interpretation that gets the job done and the tears flowing thanks to strong performances by Sally Field and Lewis Pullman.
Movies returning to Des Plaines Theatre for $1-a-ticket series

By Russell Lissau
May 07, 2026 8:06 pm - Movies will return to the Des Plaines Theatre this spring.
Summer Movie Guide: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 07, 2026 3:40 pm - This summer at the movies, the Minions are filmmakers, the Mandalorian is working for the good guys, Matt Damon tries to find his way home (again), Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland are everywhere and no one remembers Peter Parker.
Billie Eilish and James Cameron make concert movie magic with ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’

By MARIA SHERMAN
May 07, 2026 10:30 am - Billie Eilish is levitating. Or so it seems in “Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),” the new concert film co-directed by Eilish and three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron.
Ewe-dunit: ‘The Sheep Detectives’ have wool over their eyes

By JAKE COYLE
May 07, 2026 5:30 am - Taking place in the verdant English countryside, “The Sheep Detectives” concerns sheep who try to solve their owner’s murder. If such a premise has you expecting a lightly funny caper, the film is too gentle and strenuously poignant to turn its silly tale into all that much fun.
Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Stellan Skarsgård among Cannes Film Festival jurors

By JAKE COYLE
May 04, 2026 2:19 pm - Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao and Stellan Skarsgård are among the jurors who will decide the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Monday.
What to stream: ‘The Drama,’ MUNA, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’

May 04, 2026 5:15 am - “The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album, “Dancing on the Wall,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debut

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 03, 2026 1:47 pm - Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters.
Oscars organization expands international film eligibility, addresses AI in new rules

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 03, 2026 8:57 am - The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently released updates across many categories, stressing the importance of human authorship while not banning AI.
Jon Favreau wants to inspire a new generation to fall in love with Star Wars

By LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 30, 2026 4:04 pm - Jon Favreau has been dreaming about making a Star Wars movie for most of his life. He voiced a Mandalorian in “The Clone Wars,” played an alien in “Solo” and helped create “The Mandalorian” series. And now, at 59, he finally has a Star Wars movie of his own coming to theaters on May 22.

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