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In audacious dark comedy ‘Twinless,’ grief and loneliness lead down disturbing paths

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Sep 04, 2025 11:49 am - Not all twins remain or ever become best friends, which is one of the painful truths we encounter in “Twinless,” the audacious film that has resulted from actor, writer, director and producer James Sweeney’s persistent fascination with twindom.
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ ends the franchise with a mix of scares and sentiment

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 04, 2025 5:30 am - There are four words in the title of the latest entry in the “Conjuring” universe, but only one sounds good. It’s the word “last.” “The Conjuring: Last Rites” seems to finally nail the coffin shut on this part of the franchise, saying goodbye to a series that revels in timeless scary stuff.
Lake Park Film Society screens thriller ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’

Submitted by Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society
Sep 03, 2025 11:48 pm - Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society is hosting a screening of the 1955 thriller "Bad Day at Black Rock" on Sept. 10.
‘Last Comiskey’ filmmaker follows up with Torborg documentary

By Steve Zalusky
Sep 03, 2025 6:15 pm - Arlington Heights filmmaker Matt Flesch is following up his documentary about the 1990 Chicago White Sox with a chronicle of the life of the team’s manager, Jeff Torborg.
What to stream: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘The Paper,’ MTV Video Music Awards and a Hollow Knight sequel

Sep 01, 2025 5:30 am - A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the buddy live action comedy “Lilo and Stitch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
What happens when a fan gets too close? ‘Lurker’ explores the dark side of celebrity

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 31, 2025 8:30 pm - Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters now, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got a foot in the door, and what they might do to stay there.
‘Weapons’ regains the top spot as the summer box office winds down

By ITZEL LUNA
Aug 31, 2025 2:28 pm - “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings.
May the nearly perfect drama ‘A Little Prayer’ find its audience

By Ty Burr
Aug 28, 2025 10:20 am - Angus MacLachlan’s “A Little Prayer” made its first appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023, and those of us who cherished this small-scale, nearly perfect drama of small-town American lives were worried it might never see the light of day again. Yet here it is at last, and all I can say is: Go.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman make a love story very dark in ‘The Roses’

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 28, 2025 5:30 am - “The Roses” begins in a marriage therapist’s office, where Theo Rose has something interesting to say about his longtime wife, Ivy: “I would rather live with her than a wolf.”
Darren Aronofsky’s crime caper ‘Caught Stealing’ an affectionate ode to ’90s New York

By JAKE COYLE
Aug 28, 2025 5:30 am - Darren Aronofsky’s latest movie, “Caught Stealing,” is easily the director’s most affectionate portrait of New York. This terrific caper, starring Austin Butler as a Lower East Side man inadvertently drawn into a nightmarish crime world, is a period movie set in 1998.

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