Movies
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'Gimme Danger': Iggy Pop and the Stooges, playing it straightNov 03, 2016 6:00 am - Fans of Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop might think that "Gimme Danger," Jarmusch's documentary about Pop's band the Stooges, will be a coolly ironic, formally daring homage t...
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Mel Gibson's faith-based 'Hacksaw Ridge' fueled by rage, violenceNov 02, 2016 1:00 pm - Mel Gibson fuels his uncompromising, fact-based World War II saga "Hacksaw Ridge" with rage and violence. His raw depictions of war's carnage shove the horrors of war in...
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Tyler Perry says 'Boo!' is distraction America needs nowNov 02, 2016 6:00 am - ATLANTA - Tyler Perry felt more grateful than surprised after his latest Madea movie topped the North American box office for a second straight week. "Boo! A Madea H...
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Passes for Ebertfest go on saleNov 01, 2016 5:30 am - One thousand passes go on sale today for the 19th annual Ebertfest, a five-day film festival to be held April 19 to 23 in downstate Champaign. Passes cost $150, plus pro...
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'Doctor Strange' a magical mix of humor, action and surrealistic visualsOct 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Humorously quirky and visually spellbinding, “Doctor Strange” ranks as one of the best executed Marvel Comics movies, up there with “Iron Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “The A...
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Box office top 20: Bad reviews extinguish 'Inferno'
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Terrible reviews and a seven-year gap since the previous installment helped extinguish "Inferno," the third film in the "Da Vinci Code" franchise," at...
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Perry's 'Madea' stuns Hanks' 'Inferno' in box office upset
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Why 'Moonlight' relates to everyoneOct 29, 2016 7:18 am - You might say "Moonlight" is this year's "Boyhood." Like Richard Linklater's best picture nominee, the drama follows a sensitive kid on his journey toward maturity, with...
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Widescreen nominates a new Halloween classic: 'Crimson Peak'Oct 27, 2016 11:00 pm - I could use this space to give you another list of the classic horror movies you MUST! WATCH! this Halloween weekend to ensure a frightfully good time, but you could pro...
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Korean thriller undermined by voyeurismOct 27, 2016 6:15 am - Following his disappointing first foray into English-language filmmaking with the violent “Stoker,” Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook returns to his native land with “The ...