Movies and TV
Wondering what to watch? Don’t miss our coverage of the latest movies and shows playing in theaters or streaming in your living room, including the latest reviews from noted critic Richard Roeper.
25th anniversary event presents ‘Star 80,’ ‘Stony Island’ and other under-the-radar movies, often hearing from the artists who made them.
Toothy young hostage fights back in tedious gore-fest.
Good-looking rogues take on the Nazis in Guy Ritchie’s madcap attack mission
The CBS fixture will be based at the Auditorium Theatre from August 19 to 22.
Lyrical film juxtaposes the innocence of 10-year-old best friends in Cabrini-Green with the real-life murder of young Dantrell Davis.
In fur and makeup, Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough spend most of the movie scratching, sneezing and worse.
The program by Choose Chicago reimagines neighborhoods as prime travel destinations beyond downtown.
Streaming drama illustrates the victim’s anguish but also tries to explain the origins of her attackers’ violent ways.
The judge said had it not been for Gutierrez-Reed’s recklessness, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins would be alive.
Fans who tuned in were upset after the broadcast was delayed by 30 minutes due to the 2024 Masters Tournament and ultimately cut off by local news.
The Iowa star made a surprise appearance during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment.
The couple had been married for 61 years at the time of her passing.
Enduring sitcom took on poverty, unemployment and racism, as faced by a strong Black family in Cabrini-Green.
Maybe the show’s creators pushed the envelope way too far, or maybe they are simply ahead of their time.
MacNeil first gained prominence for his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings for PBS and began his half-hour “Robert MacNeil Report” on PBS in 1975 with his friend Jim Lehrer as Washington correspondent.
“Beyond Bars” includes extensive interviews with Boudin’s parents, once members of the Weather Underground radical group. It also covers his path to becoming San Francisco district attorney, and his recall in 2022.
The former couple noted that deciding where to settle down contributed to their decision to go their separate ways.
Adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning novel boasts intriguing characters, glorious dialogue and lots of Robert Downey Jr.
Zoe Saldaña and Garrett Hedlund star in a story absorbing enough that the viewer is left wanting more.
Frenzy over the star’s alleged crimes turned many side players — from Faye Resnick to Johnnie Cochran — into dubious celebrities.
Intriguing but overlong Apple TV+ series saved by star’s multi-layered portrayal of the indulgent diplomat lobbying the French for aid.
Expo Chicago, a Kane Brown concert and the Chicago Latino Film Festival are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
‘These types of characters force you to go deeper,’ says the comedian, who stars in ‘The Wingwalker’ as a deported man desperate to get home to his ailing daughter.
El actor y comediante mexicano estará en la noche de apertura y en la segunda proyección del filme.
On Prime Video, the hit video game transforms into a clever mix of action, social commentary and constant plot twists.
Samuel L. Jackson commands the screen again as Chicago detective investigating serial murders in Edinburgh.
Searing saga stars Kirsten Dunst as one of the journalists witnessing explosions and executions in New York City, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
Story of a woman torn between two lovers — one of them dead — lands in just the right place.
Madison Ranta, a 24-year-old TikTok user, posted a video of the stunt that garnered millions of views and had viewers wondering whether the stunt was reality.
Chilling prequel to the 1976 horror classic is blessed with a heroine, Nell Tiger Free, who’s greatness incarnate.