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The Screening Room | Menace lurks beneath the surface in 'Buddy"
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (460+ words) Keegan-Michael Key voices the titular homicidal orange unicorn in 'Buddy' (2026). Cognitive disillusionment and toxic positivity, as well as a deep-seated hatred for Barney the Dinosaur and similar characters, are at the core of Casper Kelly’s “Buddy.” Effectively combining social commentary,…...
Review/Jeffrey Eric Jenkins | Getting ghosted in Twin City Theatre's 'Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (366+ words) A scene from the Twin City Theatre Company 'Stars of Tomorrow' production of 'Emily Brontë, Teenage Necromancer,' at Parkland College's Second Stage Theatre in Champaign. In this summer of “The Odyssey,” when scholars, critics and movie-goers are battling over “authenticity…...
The Screening Room | Supporting cast saves 'The Dink"
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (483+ words) Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson star in 'The Dink' (2026). ‘The Dink’ ★★★ Cast: Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Patton Oswalt, Ben Stiller, Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Indiana Elle, Aaron Chen and Chloe Fineman. Directed by Josh Greenbaum; produced by John…...
Mad About the Movies | Marking Mel Brooks' 100th birthday with 'Young Frankenstein' at Virginia Theatre
2+ mon, 11+ hour ago (243+ words) Gene Wilder, right, and Peter Boyle star as the titular character and his monster, respectively, in ‘Young Frankenstein’ (1974). From left, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Gene Wilder and Teri Garr star in 'Young Frankenstein' (1974). Writer-director Mel Brooks, left, on set with…...
The Screening Room | Smart, sly 'Over Your Dead Body' gets a bit ripe
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (491+ words) Samara Weaving and Jason Segel star in 'Over Your Dead Body' (2026). Samara Weaving and Jason Segel, at top, star with Juliette Lewis and Timothy Olyphant, above, in ‘Over Your Dead Body’ (2026). ½ Cast: Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis,…...
My Turn | Laughter is good medicine
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Now that I’ve had Hoppin’ John with black-eyed peas at dinner on New Year’s Day for good luck throughout year, I’d like to laugh more, too, since laughter is reportedly good for your health and happiness. Years ago, I read…...
Voices/Douglas Swinford | Puppy-love smooches and a purple-haired troll
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) The News-Gazette My Turn | A holiday gift Illinois firefighters need â and ou⦠"Chiefs are seeing new hires walk away during training or le⦠Jim Dey | Fair Maps fight for November election has been can⦠Bill Daley said "our initiative…...
The Screening Room | Cast finds life in flawed 'Dracula"
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Zoe Bleu, left, and Matilda de Angelis star in 'Dracula' (2026). Guillaume de Tonquédec, left, and Christoph Waltz star in 'Dracula' (2026). Caleb Landry Jones stars as the titular character in ‘Dracula’ (2026). The story then plays out much like a police procedural,…...
The Screening Room | Brooks’ focus lacking in 'Ella McCay"
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (653+ words) ‘Ella McCay’ ★★½ Cast: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrrelson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Jack Lowden, Ayo Edebiri and Albert Brooks. Directed and written by James L. Brooks; produced by Julie Ansell and Brooks. A 20th Century Studios release....