Naperville Sun | Naperville nonprofit wants new film festival to educate, inspire diversity conversations By Tess Kenny September 19, 2024 at 10:16 a.m. Naperville Neighbors United (NNU), the organization behind Naperville’s now annual Juneteenth Celebration, is hosting the...
Movies | ‘The Substance’ review: Demi Moore is a Hollywood veteran who risks everything on a new body of work By Michael Phillips September 18, 2024 at 3:40 p.m. Full of nudity, viscera and body horror, "The Substance" marks a prestige comeback for Demi...
TV and Streaming | Donna Kelce is making her film debut in 2 Hallmark movies — and both are football-themed, of course By Associated Press September 18, 2024 at 9:11 a.m. Donna Kelce is the latest family member to make her mark on the world of...
Movies | ‘Wolfs’ review: Clooney and Pitt cut a caper, on the thin line between ‘relaxed’ and ‘lax’ By Michael Phillips September 18, 2024 at 5:46 p.m. Director Jon Watts largely succeeds in delivering a package deal for his stars (George Clooney...
Movies | Irish American Movie Hooley hits the 10-year mark with 3 winning films By Rick Kogan September 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Taking place over three days at the Wilmette Theatre, the 2024 festival begins with the...
Movies | ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5 By Lindsey Bahr September 15, 2024 at 1:18 p.m. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket...
Movies | Column: At the Film Center, 4 reasons why democracy’s always on the verge of a nervous breakdown By Michael Phillips September 12, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. "A Face in the Crowd," among others in the Film Center's "Democracy at Risk" series,...
Movies | ‘Speak No Evil’ review: Invited to the countryside? Have some reservations By Michael Phillips September 11, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. A remake of the 2022 Danish original, this psychological thriller gets by on its cast...
Politics | Column: From Tuesday’s presidential debate, 5 points about lion taming, sarcasm and the power of the reaction shot By Michael Phillips September 11, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. Is there any way to enforce a live televised debate's rules of order? Should we...
Theater | In appreciation: In everything from ‘Fences’ to ‘Field of Dreams,’ James Earl Jones gave both voice and heart By Michael Phillips September 10, 2024 at 7:48 p.m. He played presidents and kings and garbage haulers and apartheid survivors. Through the decades, the...