Movies
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Wizard World takes its convention celebrities online during pandemicApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - An earlier-than-usual start date this year meant that C2E2, the long-running pop culture convention at Chicago's McCormick Place, just beat the wave of event cancellatio...
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10 movies shot in the suburbs - including, of course, 'Contagion'Apr 10, 2020 6:00 am - These movies hit close to home. A number of popular films have been made in the suburbs over the years, and they're great to stream while you're hunkered down during the...
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Now streaming: 'Parasite' comes to Hulu, 'Trolls World Tour' is on-demandApr 09, 2020 6:00 am - Looking for movies new to streaming? Here are a few: • “Parasite”: For the housebound, little could be more perfect than Bong Joon Ho's best-picture winner. Two months b...
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6 biblical epics to stream for EasterApr 04, 2020 7:00 am - With Easter on Sunday and people staying at home, here are six commanding biblical movies for your consideration. To find out where they are streaming or available to re...
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Zoom has become the movie of our lives, boxed for an occasion we didn't know was coming
Apr 04, 2020 6:19 am - Some cinematic languages are ahead of their eras. Others arrive just in time. Eons ago - also known as January - Zoom was a semi-obscure service known mostly as a busine...
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Shameless Netflix comedy 'Coffee & Kareem' pours on the raunch
Apr 03, 2020 11:15 am - “Coffee & Kareem” - ★ Your enjoyment of the new Netflix comedy “Coffee & Kareem” may depend on whether or not you find insanely vulgar middle schoolers funny. It's not j...
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'Slay the Dragon' documentary takes on gerrymandering's effect on democracyApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - “Slay the Dragon” — ★ ★ ★ Feeling beaten down by the news? Why not watch a documentary on gerrymandering to cheer you up? “Slay the Dragon,” by Chris Durrance and ...
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Rozner: As 'Bull Durham' tops sports movie lists, director Shelton remembersApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - • First of two parts There are honest players in sports. And there's everyone else. You know them when you see them. They do it right and they do it for the right reason...
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From 'Hop' to 'Harvey,' 8 bunny movies for pre-Easter family viewingApr 02, 2020 11:00 pm - With the coronavirus outbreak shuttering malls and other public gathering places, there will be no cute pictures of babies on the Easter Bunny's lap this month or toddle...
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'Top Gun Maverick' postponed to December due to coronavirus