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‘Bring’ it on: Domestic horror tale creeps us out with cruelty and a curiously sympathetic villain

By Dann Gire
May 28, 2025 11:21 am - The slow-burn domestic horror tale “Bring Her Back” eschews supernatural elements as its source for material sure to creep us out. It understands that ordinary damaged human beings can supply plenty of nerve-jangling experiences that shock our sensibilities and mercilessly dig into our consciences.
A man of many talents: Award-winning actor Jeremy Piven takes on stand-up comedy

By Barbara Vitello
May 28, 2025 10:54 am - Three-time Emmy Award-winner and Evanston-raised actor-turned-stand-up-comedian Jeremy Piven headlines Chicago’s The Vic Theatre June 6 as part of his international comedy tour.
Mr. Miyagi’s absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

By KRYSTA FAURIA
May 28, 2025 9:50 am - Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing.
‘Lilo & Stich’ teams with Tom Cruise and ‘Mission Impossible’ for a monster Memorial Day weekend

By ANDREW DALTON
May 26, 2025 7:16 am - “Lilo and Stich” teamed with Tom Cruise for a monster Memorial Day box office weekend. Disney’s live-action version of “Lilo and Stich” earned a staggering $145.5 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
What to stream: Bono documentary, and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters

May 26, 2025 5:30 am - U2’s frontman in the documentary “Bono: Stories of Surrender” and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series “The Better Sister” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Serviceable melodrama ‘Last Rodeo’ saved by the bull riding

By Ann Hornaday
May 23, 2025 10:45 am - The vicarious tension and excitement of the PBR league is the best part of “The Last Rodeo,” which stars Neal McDonough as Joe Wainwright, a retired rider who decides to return for one last ride to pay for lifesaving surgery for an ailing loved one.
‘It looks beautiful’: Historic Arcada Theatre organ gets repairs, upgrades

By Dave Heun
May 23, 2025 5:00 am - The historic pipe organ at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles is being refurbished by the Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts, with plans to reinstall it in time for the theater's 100th anniversary next year.
‘Pee-wee as Himself’ unmasks Paul Reubens

By JAKE COYLE
May 22, 2025 2:41 pm - Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival stuff is — nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply himself.
Natalie Portman and John Krasinski embark on a globe-trotting adventure in ‘Fountain of Youth’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 22, 2025 11:40 am - The spirit of Indiana Jones is baked into the essence of the new movie “Fountain of Youth.” This lighthearted, globe-trotting heist from Guy Ritchie, debuting on AppleTV+ on Friday, stars Natalie Portman and John Krasinski as estranged siblings attempting to piece together historical facts in hopes of finding the mythical spring.
Romance and writer’s block in bilingual rom-com ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’

By LINDSEY BAHR
May 20, 2025 3:45 pm - Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” played by the luminous Camille Rutherford, hasn’t so much been ruined by Austen as she has been made acutely aware of her own limitations in both romance and literature.

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