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A pop star’s costume crisis turns existential in ‘Mother Mary’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 23, 2026 5:15 am - A pop star’s need for a new dress sets in motion David Lowery’s “Mother Mary,” a fitfully spellbinding chamber drama that grows more operatic with every stitch.
The King of Pop is resurrected, sans complications, in ‘Michael’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 23, 2026 5:00 am - “Michael” slides a sequined glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover your ears, sounds great.
Best Bets: Great America opening, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and Hannibal Buress

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 21, 2026 12:01 pm - Great America opens for its 50th season, Long Grove hosts its annual craft beer festival, Aurora’s Venue salutes storied Chicago blues label Delmark Records, and comedian Hannibal Buress headlines the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.
What to stream: Charlize Theron, ‘Marty Supreme,’ Kehlani, Kate Hudson and Lainey Wilson

Apr 20, 2026 5:15 am - Timothée Chalamet starring as a ping-pong master in “Marty Supreme” and a Netflix comedy competition show hosted by Kevin Hart are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is no match for ‘Super Mario’ or ‘Hail Mary’ at the box office

By LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 19, 2026 12:12 pm - “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and “Project Hail Mary” dominated the North American box office again this weekend, leaving “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” in third place for its debut.
Who should be the next James Bond? A few out-of-the-box ideas.

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 16, 2026 1:26 pm - For almost a year, Denis Villeneuve has been on tap to direct the next 007 installment, the first since Daniel Craig exited the role. Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman have been lined up since March 2025. The big missing piece: Who’ll play the guy in the tux?
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ offers a teenage-girl mummy and a messy, overlong gorefest

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 16, 2026 10:20 am - The tagline for “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” is “Some things are meant to stay buried.” That also applies to the misguided “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” which should definitely stay deep underground for eternity.
Bob Odenkirk’s sheriff is new to town in the gory thriller ‘Normal’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 16, 2026 8:38 am - Over the years, we’ve seen countless characters wander into corrupt small towns and become entrapped by the locals. But in Ben Wheatley’s “Normal,” the good guy drifting into town IS the sheriff (Bob Odenkirk). This hyperviolent Midwestern Western that cleverly inverts some genre standards has a pleasingly loose hold on reality.
AI-rendered Val Kilmer debuts in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ trailer

By LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 15, 2026 3:43 pm - The filmmakers behind “As Deep as the Grave,” the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 14, 2026 3:47 pm - Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel met like their characters in “The Christophers” do, with a knock on the door.

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