Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” was the big film for the Chicago Film Critics Association this year, leading their nominations with 9 this year, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay. The film, which was also named the best of 2024 by the critics of this site, many of whom are in the
See Zoolightful, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s holiday event with brilliant lights, fun games and tasty treats. Snap a family photo in front of the 40-foot-tall tree at The Durham Museum during Christmas at Union Station. Visit Santa in his cabin. Roast a marshmallow for s’mores at
See Zoolightful, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium’s holiday event with brilliant lights, fun games and tasty treats. Snap a family photo in front of the 40-foot-tall tree at The Durham Museum during Christmas at Union Station. Visit Santa in his cabin. Roast a marshmallow for s’mores at
For a Christmas getaway, Midwest cities offer plenty of holiday cheer: dazzling light displays, theater performances both traditional and new, ice-skating rinks, caroling, pop-up experiences, Christmas markets and more. On or around Thanksgiving, we start to get the itch. To lace up a pair of skates. Or wander through millions of twinkling lights. Or the
For a Christmas getaway, Midwest cities offer plenty of holiday cheer: dazzling light displays, theater performances both traditional and new, ice-skating rinks, caroling, pop-up experiences, Christmas markets and more. On or around Thanksgiving, we start to get the itch. To lace up a pair of skates. Or wander through millions of twinkling lights. Or the
Director RaMell Ross, and his spectacular leads in Brandon Wilson, Ethan Herisse, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor sat down with us in Telluride months ago to discuss “Nickel Boys,” their adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, opening this month in theaters. They broke down the film’s challenging subject matter, richly steeped in the history of Black people
Geoff, a young male reticulated giraffe, arrived at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on Friday, December 6. Geoff’s relocation to Omaha represents an exciting step forward in the Zoo’s commitment to giraffe conservation. Geoff, who came from an AZA-accredited facility in the Southeast, arrived in the mid-morning hours and has already begun acclimating to
“Whether or not you believe in God, you don’t lie when you pray.” So says Richard Gere who plays aging documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife in director Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada.” Schrader’s films have never shied away from depicting how the divine has a role in the innate messiness of human experience. Still, there’s an earnestness
When we are first introduced to Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), the protagonist of Netflix’s newest spy thriller, “Black Doves,” she dons a nice dress and perfectly coiled hair that doesn’t move an inch. The wealthy wife of Defense Minister Wallace Webb (Andrew Buchan), Helen’s life has given her a big house, two children, and a
Since “Star Wars” has made its home on Disney+, the franchise has been stagnant, serving the same self-serious space-Western schlock with varying colors of lightsabers. Fortunately, Christopher Ford and Jon Watts’s “Skeleton Crew” is a refreshing departure from the recent, repetitive fare, offering an ‘80s-family-flick-style adventure. “Skeleton Crew” is set after the events of “Return