Movies
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What to stream: Oasis doc, Pitbull, ‘Carrie’ series, ‘Gears of War: E-Day’ and ‘Disclosure Day’Oct 05, 2026 5:15 am - “Disclosure Day” and a new album from Pitbull are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Warner Bros. has had a tough year at the box office. Now, it’s bracing for ‘Digger’Oct 02, 2026 10:07 am - Tom Cruise is one of the bankable stars in Hollywood. But his pull may not be enough to lift his upcoming film “Digger” from a likely hard fall at the box office this weekend.
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Nicolas Cage, who has played multiple Marvel characters, says the MCU has become a ‘glorified WWE’Oct 02, 2026 9:09 am - Nicolas Cage has some thoughts on the current trajectory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The blockbuster franchise has moved away from its emphasis on storytelling to prioritize big fights and action sequences, the "Spider-Noir" actor lamented during a recent appearance at Fan Expo Dallas.
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Add these best horror films of 2026 to your Spooky Season watchlistOct 01, 2026 8:29 am - It’s Spooky Season, arriving this week as October announces it’s autumnal arrival. Which means it’s time to get the Spooky Season watchlist in order, and there’s no better place to start than with the best horror movies of 2026 that you may have missed out on so far.
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Movie review: ‘Verity’ cracks the code of adapting Colleen Hoover’s workOct 01, 2026 8:04 am - Did director Michael Showalter just nail the Colleen Hoover adaptation? Much darker and more twisty than the weepy trauma dumps “It Ends With Us” or “Reminders of Him,” “Verity” is high camp with a wink, a hair toss and just enough bite to draw blood.
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Movie Review: In ‘Digger,’ a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for the climate change era
Oct 01, 2026 5:15 am - Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink.
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Best Bets: Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns and Bad Momz of ComedySep 29, 2026 9:36 pm - Best bets for fall: Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Bad Momz of Comedy laugh it up in Wheaton, Red Clay Dance brings “Freedom Square” to Evanston, and spooky silent films come to the Pickwick in Park Ridge.
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Film historian to talk on ‘The Women Who Built Hollywood’Sep 29, 2026 3:37 pm - On Oct. 7, the Elmhurst Branch of the American Association of Women will host “The Women Who Built Hollywood” with film historian Annette Bochenek at the Elmhurst Public Library.
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Lights, camera, tax credits! Illinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industrySep 29, 2026 8:35 am - Illinois lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker have enhanced the state’s film tax credit program, which could mean billions of dollars of spending in the state, film industry advocates say.
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ retakes box office crown while Robert Pattinson drives sales for ‘Primetime’