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‘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.
The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 19, 2026 12:38 pm - The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year as it kicks off on Thursday in Park City, Utah. The country’s premier showcase for independent film is in a time of transition as the festival is bidding farewell to its longtime home and forging forward without its founder, Robert Redford, who died in September.
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ opens behind ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jan 19, 2026 6:48 am - “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” may have scored well with critics, but slightly more moviegoing audiences chose to spend the holiday weekend catching up with “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
What to stream: ‘The Smashing Machine,’ Louis Tomlinson, ‘The Beauty’ and Bruce Springsteen biopic

By The Associated Press
Jan 19, 2026 6:00 am - Dwayne Johnson transforming into MMA pioneer Mark Kerr for “The Smashing Machine” and Louis Tomlinson releasing his third solo album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘All That’s Left of You’ tempers relentless trauma with gentle humor

By Sonia Rao
Jan 17, 2026 12:04 pm - “All That’s Left of You” is a multigenerational epic written and directed by Palestinian American Cherien Dabis that explores what it feels like to live through relentless trauma. The film tactfully infuses gentle humor and nostalgia into its disturbing tale of a Palestinian family ripped apart by Israeli occupation.
Lines are blurred between good and bad cops in ‘The Rip’

By JAKE COYLE
Jan 16, 2026 8:19 am - Lines between cop and criminal get murky in Joe Carnahan’s “The Rip,” a crime thriller set across one foggy Miami night, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a bonkers and triumphant zombie movie

By MARK KENNEDY
Jan 13, 2026 3:30 pm - You know what zombie movies never seem to have enough of? Dancing. They’ve got gore and screaming and lots of guttural snarling, but no boogie. That all changes with “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,” and the dancing here is to — naturally off-kilter — 1980s heroes Duran Duran.
Harper College’s Spring 2026 Film Series spans genres, eras

Submitted by Harper College
Jan 13, 2026 1:11 pm - Harper College’s free Spring 2026 Film Series will feature a diverse lineup of films that span genres, eras and global perspectives.

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