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‘Slingshot’ sets its mind games in outer space

By Ty Burr
Aug 29, 2024 1:08 pm - “Slingshot” belongs to a genre that could be called “man in a can” movies. If you’ve ever wanted to watch Casey Affleck lose his marbles over the course of an hour and 45 minutes, here’s your chance.
Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett bring series ‘Disclaimer’ to Venice Film Festival

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 29, 2024 7:39 am - Alfonso Cuarón is the first to admit that he does not know how to make a television series. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has technically now made a series, the seven-part AppleTV+ show “Disclaimer,” four episodes of which premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
The new ‘Reagan’ biopic is not a great communicator

By Ty Burr
Aug 29, 2024 5:30 am - For a movie about the Great Communicator, “Reagan” communicates surprisingly little. Dennis Quaid is an acceptable simulacrum, but Ronald “Dutch” Reagan had a folksy surface charisma that was a huge part of his appeal, and that proves impossible to replicate.
Venice Film Festival: From ‘Joker 2’ to ‘Maria,’ here are 10 movies to get excited about

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 26, 2024 1:06 pm - Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are descending on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt.
‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Aug 26, 2024 10:02 am - In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool and Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million.
What to stream: ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ Adam Sandler, John Legend and Star Wars Outlaws

Aug 26, 2024 5:30 am - Season four of “Only Murders in the Building” shifts to Los Angeles and Adam Sandler’s first comedy special since 2018 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘It’s a piece of Elmhurst's history’: York Theatre celebrates 100 years of movie magic

By Rick West
Aug 25, 2024 9:00 pm - The York Theatre is celebrating 100 years in downtown Elmhurst. Its owner will host an event on Sept. 1 and then screen a series of movies each Wednesday representing each decade the theater has been in business.
Shot by Giovanni Ribisi, the original, entrancing serial killer thriller ‘Strange Darling’ delights in twists

By Thomas Floyd
Aug 23, 2024 12:07 pm - Teaming up with actor-turned-cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi, in “Strange Darling,” writer-director JT Mollner has crafted a cat-and-mouse movie that ensnares you in its opening moments and tightens its grip with every stylistic swing and subversive swerve.
‘The Crow’ re-imagined is stylish and operatic, but cannot outfly 1994 original

By MARK KENNEDY
Aug 23, 2024 9:59 am - In director Rupert Sanders’ attempt to give new life to the reimagined “The Crow” and the cult hero of comics and film, he’s given us plenty of beauty at the expense of depth or coherence.
Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ recalled over fabricated critics’ quotes

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 22, 2024 4:39 pm - Lionsgate recalled its new trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Wednesday amid revelations that critics’ quotes were fabricated.

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