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‘Scary Movie’ tops box office, slaying ‘Masters of the Universe’ and adding to low-budget streak

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 07, 2026 4:08 pm - After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof “Scary Movie” topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily besting the far-from-mighty “Masters of the Universe.”
Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ song is a return to country: What to know about ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’

By MARIA SHERMAN
Jun 05, 2026 9:22 am - Taylor Swift’s new song for the Disney and Pixar’s forthcoming “Toy Story 5” film is here. On Friday, Swift released “I Knew It, I Knew You,” a bit of a return to country music.
Choose ‘Trainspotting’: Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle reflect on the life-changing film

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 05, 2026 8:53 am - Ewan McGregor, for a fleeting moment after “Trainspotting” came out, felt like a rock star. Both he and director Danny Boyle are a little wistful about the time, and what they made, on the eve of its 30th anniversary re-release. Starting Friday, a 4K digital restoration will be in theaters nationwide.
‘Scary Movie 6’ brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 04, 2026 10:00 am - The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of “Scary Movie,” and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the actor’s abdomen bounces off, horribly bent. “I’m Teyana Taylor,” she announces. “My abs have abs.”
‘Masters of the Universe’ does not have the power

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 04, 2026 5:15 am - “Masters of the Universe” might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. But as far as beautiful, blond Mattel products go, He-Man is not and was never going to be Barbie.
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in ‘Power Ballad’

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 04, 2026 5:15 am - When a wedding band singer (Paul Rudd) and a pop star (Nick Jonas) cross paths at a wedding in “Power Ballad,” for one night, all of the stratification of the music world falls away as the movie starts like a fairy tale.
St. Charles church hosting documentary screening on the first millennial saint

Daily Herald report
Jun 03, 2026 10:46 am - The 2025 documentary “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality,” telling the story of the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, will be shown Tuesday, June 9, at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
Nate Bargatze’s PG movie is a throwback — and that’s the point

By Ethan Beck
Jun 02, 2026 12:01 pm - There’s one important thing to know about Nate Bargatze: He isn’t edgy. The clean humor found in his specials is Bargatze’s not-so-secret weapon, making him the highest-grossing stand-up in 2025. Now he’s bringing his cultural sway to movie theaters with “The Breadwinner.”
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 01, 2026 6:58 am - Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
What to stream: ‘Hoppers,’ ‘Love Island,’ Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie albums

Jun 01, 2026 6:00 am - New albums from Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie and the streaming service debut of the animated hit “Hoppers” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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