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Better than ‘Nun’: ‘Omen’ a watchable, sometimes silly political allegory

By Dann Gire
Apr 04, 2024 11:28 am - Aside from an adequate supply of gross commercial elements, the Catholic horror tale “The First Omen” issues an allegorical warning about our current political climate.
Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a political allegory bathed in blood

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 04, 2024 5:45 am - Has there been a more satisfying actor to watch mature on screen in recent years than Dev Patel? Bathed in blood and fury, “Monkey Man” is one gory coming out party for Patel, who also directed and co-wrote the film.
‘Wicked Little Letters’ achieves an all-time high of Low Comedy

By Dann Gire
Apr 03, 2024 10:56 am - Thea Sharrock’s bawdy “Wicked Little Letters,” starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, brilliantly tells the fact-based story of a friendship gone sour and an epidemic of poison-pen letters that became a public scandal in a quiet English village during the 1920s.
What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects

By The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2024 5:45 am - Colin Farrell playing a private investigator in the new series “Sugar” for Apple TV+ and Andrew Scott stepping into the role of fraudster-turned-killer Tom Ripley for Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ roars to an $80 million box office opening

By ANDREW DALTON
Mar 31, 2024 2:03 pm - The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates.
Christmas in March: Mario Lopez movie filming in Long Grove brings cheer

By Maggie Rose Baron
Mar 29, 2024 6:36 pm - It’s nearly April and the temperatures have crept close to 50 degrees, but thanks to the filming of a new movie, Christmas is still in full swing in Long Grove. The holi...
The AfterImage Film Festival announces its 2024 lineup

Submitted by AfterImage Film Festival
Mar 28, 2024 1:27 pm - The fourth edition of the festival includes the Illinois premiere of Ethan Hawke’s film “Wildcat” The AfterImage Film Festival recently announced the first seven sel...
‘STEVE! (martin)’ is a smart and charming portrait of a smart and charming man

By Jessica Kiang
Mar 28, 2024 12:00 pm - “STEVE! (martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces” is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville. And if sheer quantity is any marker, the decision to break the film into two feature-length installments gives you some idea just how seriously Neville takes the comedian.
Monster mishmash: Godzilla reverts to a less scary, pinker version in hodgepodge action sequel ‘x’

By Dann Gire
Mar 28, 2024 11:00 am - In Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the beast with fiery halitosis reverts to the quasi-heroic, less fearsome persona from “Godzilla vs. King Kong.” Both movies feature a hodgepodge of sci-fi expository technobabble, strange mysticism, convoluted mythologies and strained replications of human emotions.
Bill Nighy, Michael Ward shine in Netflix’s Homeless World Cup crowd-pleaser

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 28, 2024 5:30 am - “The Beautiful Game,” a new Netflix movie starring Bill Nighy and Michael Ward, is about a real international soccer tournament called the Homeless World Cup. Don’t go in expecting documentary realness or grit, however. This is a movie-movie, tidily constructed to leave audiences feeling inspired and uplifted.

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